US Patent Issued to Hanwha Azdel on July 22 for "Methods of improving lofting agent retention using bicomponent fibers" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,778, issued on July 22, was assigned to Hanwha Azdel Inc. (Forest, Va.).

"Methods of improving lofting agent retention using bicomponent fibers" was invented by Ruomiao Wang (Forest, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of forming a lightweight reinforced thermoplastic core layer and articles including the core layer are described. In some examples, the methods use a combination of thermoplastic material, reinforcing fibers and bicomponent fibers to enhance retention of lofting agents in the core layer. The processes permit the use of less material while still providing sufficient lofting capacity in the final formed core layer...