US Patent Issued to GranBio Intellectual Property Holdings on Dec. 9 for "Nanocellulose compositions and processes to produce same" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,267, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to GranBio Intellectual Property Holdings LLC (Thomaston, Ga.).

"Nanocellulose compositions and processes to produce same" was invented by Theodora Retsina (Atlanta) and Kimberly Nelson (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition comprising nanocellulose is disclosed, wherein the nanocellulose contains very low or essentially no sulfur content. The nanocellulose may be in the form of cellulose nanocrystals, cellulose nanofibrils, or both. The nanocellulose is characterized by a crystallinity of at least 80%, an onset of thermal decomposition of 300deg F. or higher, and a low light transmit...