ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,218, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to CARGILL BIOINDUSTRIAL UK Ltd. (London).

"Emulsion polymerisation" was invented by Min Ma Wang (Goole, Great Britain) and Weibo Wang (Goole, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of inverse emulsion polymerisation using an oil phase comprising a hydrocarbon oil obtainable from a gas to liquids process (a GTL oil) is described, in addition to an emulsion comprising a GTL oil and the use of a reaction product of an alk(en)yl substituted succinic anhydride and an amino alcohol to emulsify the emulsion."

The patent was filed on Nov. 12, 2020, under Application No. 17/774,722.

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