ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,942, issued on June 3, was assigned to Ansell Ltd. (Victoria, Australia).

"Polyurethane glove" was invented by Geraldo Alexandre Pimentel De Oliveira (Coimbra, Portugal), Norazilayati Binti Rastam (Selangor, Malaysia), Ahmad Helmi Bin Ujar (Selangor, Malaysia), Wan Ashruzi Bin Wan Ahmad (Selangor, Malaysia), Kamal Rusdi Bin Hashim (Perak, Malaysia) and Muhammad Shahrul Bin Jasmi (Selangor, Malaysia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polymeric glove is disclosed, which includes one or more polymer layers covering a user's fingers and palm, wherein at least one of the polymer layers comprises a polyurethane elastomer. A method to produce ...