INTERNATIONAL PATENT: TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE FILES APPLICATION FOR "SILK PAPER DERIVED FROM SILK TEXTILE WASTE"

GENEVA, Feb. 4 -- TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE (Ballou HallMedford, MA 02155) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/039483) for "SILK PAPER DERIVED FROM SILK TEXTILE WASTE" on Jul 28, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/025105, the details related to the patent application was published on Jan 29, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): OMENETTO, Fiorenzo G. (Ballou HallMedford, MA 02155), GAEKWAD, Shonglin (Ballou HallMedford, MA 02155)

Abstract: Silk paper that is derived from silk textile waste is disclosed, along with a method of its making. Virgin silk paper is also disclosed, alo...