User:Myk Streja/Thermashield, LLC

Thermashield, LLC is a limited liability company that was formed in 2013 by Rafael Silva when the rights to Starlite were acquired. Starlite is a chemical compound that can be used as a thermal shield or a heat insulator, that was invented by Maurice Ward during the 1970s and 1980s. Thermashield was a chemical startup that became Thermashield, LLC for the purpose of continuing to develop the invention and seek partners for future applications.

History
In 2008, Rafael Silva met inventor Maurice Ward and formed a friendship with the somewhat difficult and eccentric man. The two men began to explore ways to develop and commercially exploit Ward's invention with the intention of promoting the product to various industries. For two years the men worked together, eventually reaching the point where Ward was willing to start a business relationship with Silva. Before this happened, Maurice Ward passed away, taking the opportunity with him.

In 2012, Ward's daughters took a sample of Starlite to Mark Miodownik, a professor of materials at University College London, England, for testing. In 2013, one year after visiting Professor Miodownik, Ward's daughters approached Rafael Silva and sold him the rights to Starlite. At that time, Silva formed Thermashield, LLC to allow the purchase of Starlite in a business environment.