ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,422, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Machines systems and methods for making random fiber webs" was invented by William P. Klinzing (West Lakeland, Minn.), Warren D. Eaton (St. Paul, Minn.), Jon A. Lindberg (Prairie du Chien, Wis.), David C. Raithel (Hudson, Wis.), Kyle J. Baumgartner (Strawberry Point, Iowa), James C. Breister (Oakdale, Minn.), Joseph A. Dunbar (Woodbury, Minn.), James P. Endle (New Richmond, Wis.), Blake R. Griffith (Oakdale, Minn.), Sylvain M. Lalonde (Ontario, Canada), Cristobal Martin Bernia (Madrid), Jesse R. Seifert (New Richmond, Wis.) and Joshua D. Tibbits (Eagan, Minn.).

According to the abstract* releas...