ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,787, issued on Sept. 30.
"Absorbent sheet, absorbent sheet roll and oil absorption method" was invented by Yasuo Kouda (Fukuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An absorbent sheet can include a sheet portion defining a plurality of first cuts; a plurality of second cuts intersecting the first cuts; an edge portion provided near an edge of the sheet portion in which the first cuts are not provided; and a reed shape portion having a plurality of loose end aggregation portions; wherein the plurality of loose end aggregation portions are connected at a plurality of the edge portions which face each other across the reed shape porti...