ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,406, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to KAO Corp. (Tokyo).
"Emulsification composition containing hydrophobic-modified cellulose fibers" was invented by Toshiaki Takeuchi (Wakayama, Japan), Yoshinori Hasegawa (Wakayama, Japan), Takuya Masuda (Wakayama, Japan) and Kouji Ohsaki (Wakayama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to the provision of an aqueous emulsion composition for producing a film showing slippery properties containing hydrophobically modified cellulose fibers and at the same time improving water resistance and durability of the film. Since the emulsion composition of the present invention ...