US Patent Issued to Checkerspot on March 25 for "Uses of microbial derived materials in polymer applications" (Utah, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,818, issued on March 25, was assigned to Checkerspot Inc. (Alameda, Calif.).

"Uses of microbial derived materials in polymer applications" was invented by Matthew Sterbenz (Salt Lake City), Daniel Malmrose (Salt Lake City) and Scott Franklin (Woodside, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure provides methods for the chemical modification of microbial derived triglyceride oils, use thereof in polyurethane chemistries, and incorporation thereof as a core material alone or as part of a wood core composite in the production of sporting goods equipment, including, for example, alpine skis, touring skis, cross country skis, ...