ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,216, issued on July 22, was assigned to Ticona LLC (Florence, Ky.).
"High voltage component for an electric vehicle" was invented by Young Shin Kim (Cincinnati), Kent Miller (Lexington, Ky.) and Monika Taut (Hofheim am Taunus, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high voltage electrical component for an electric vehicle is provided. The component comprises a polymer composition that includes a polymer matrix containing a liquid crystalline polymer. The composition exhibits a comparative tracking index of about 125 volts or more as determined in accordance with IEC 60112:2003 at a thickness of 3 millimeters. Further, the compositi...