US Patent Issued to AVINTIV Specialty Materials on Nov. 11 for "Monolithic breathable film and composite manufactured therefrom" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,169, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Monolithic breathable film and composite manufactured therefrom" was invented by Rongguo Zhao (Mooresville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Breathable multilayer films suitable for a wide variety of uses (e.g., protective apparel, surgical gowns, surgical drapes, aprons, roofing material, house wrap, etc.) are disclosed. The breathable multilayer film may include a monolithic core layer. The monolithic core layer may comprise at least one highly breathable polymer. The breathable multilayer film may also include at least one skin layer. T...