ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,111, issued on March 11, was assigned to SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A. (Bollate, Italy).
"Fluoroelastomer composition" was invented by Stefano Bossolo (Parabiago, Italy), Matteo Fantoni (Vanzaghello, Italy) and Margherita Albano (Milan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention pertains to a fluoroelastomer composition comprising a vinylidene-fluoride based fluoroelastomer, a polyhydroxylated compound, a basic compound, a pyridinium-type salt having an aromatic ring-quaternized nitrogen atom, and comprising at least two groups having a central carbon atom which bears acidic hydrogen atoms; and an accelerant, which possess...