ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,665, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ITI Technologies Inc. (Leland, N.C.).

"Paper enhancing compositions, uses thereof and enhanced paper" was invented by David H. Creasey (Leland, N.C.) and Samuel Horace McCall IV (Leland, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides certain paper enhancing compositions, typically aqueous compositions, for use in the manufacture and coating of paper, and paper products. The paper enhancing compositions provide certain paper processing advantages and distinct final paper product characteristics. The present invention further provides carbonate enhancing composition useful f...