ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,660, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ECOINNO (H.K.) Ltd. (Hong Kong).
"Enhanced bonding and sealing between two fibrous materials" was invented by George Dah Ren Chen (Hong Kong) and Yiu Wen Chang (Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention overcome the shortcomings of prior technologies by infusing nanocellulose in a fibrillated form to enhance the properties of cellulose pulp. These properties may include, for example, the mechanical and barrier properties, i.e., tensile strength, liquid, and gas impermeability such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and oil, can be improved substantially. Another embodiment...