US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on Aug. 5 for "Carrier material layer" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,644, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Altria Client Services Inc. (Richmond, Va.).

"Carrier material layer" was invented by James D. Evans (Chesterfield, Va.), Shannon Maxwell Black (Richmond, Va.) and Thien Hoang Nguyen (Glen Allen, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least one example embodiment relates to a composite material. In at least one example embodiment, the composite material includes an elastic layer and a support layer. The support layer is adhered to at least a portion of the elastic layer. The support layer extends across at least apportion of a surface of the clastic layer."

The patent was filed on April 9, 2024, ...