ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,386, issued on May 6, was assigned to AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA INC. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Liners for bulk containers" was invented by Scott J. Kelly (Kimberly, Wis.) and David A. Busche (Neenah, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are liners for bulk containers that are abuse resistant. The liners include at least one sidewall. The sidewall includes at least an exterior ply and an interior ply. Optionally, the sidewall may include at least one intermediate ply. One of the plies includes a first polyolefin-silicone copolymer. The adhesion between the plies is from 0 g/2.54 cm to 50 g/2.54 cm (0 g/in to 50 g/in)."

The patent...