US Patent Issued to Acetate International on Sept. 23 for "Packaged fibrous material bales comprising lower sheet" (Belgian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,998, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Acetate International LLC (Irving, Texas).

"Packaged fibrous material bales comprising lower sheet" was invented by Philip Caenen (Lanaken, Belgium), Christopher Bundren (Blacksburg, Va.), Christophe Loix (Gelik, Belgium), Frank Olaerts (Lanakan, Belgium) and William Sanderson (Blacksburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are packaged fibrous material bales and methods for packaging fibrous materials such as cellulose acetate tow bales. The packaged fibrous material bale may comprise a compressed fibrous material enclosed in packaging. The packaging may comprise an upper sheet and...