ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,375, issued on July 15, was assigned to DOMTAR PAPER COMPANY LLC (Fort Mill, S.C.).

"Surface enhanced pulp fibers at a substrate surface" was invented by Bruno Marcoccia (Charlotte, N.C.), Harshad Pande (Point-Claire, Canada), Jacob P. John (Saint Claire, Mich.) and Robert Mason Williams (Woodsfield, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A paper product having improved printing characteristics and a method of making the paper product. This paper product has a fibrous substrate and top layer of surface enhanced pulp fibers that is integrally coupled to the top surface of the fibrous substrate. The paper product is produced by providing ...