ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,012, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to MAGNERA Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Nonwoven fabrics having improved softness" was invented by Ralph A. Moody III (Mooresville, N.C.), Abhay Joijode (Huntersville, N.C.) and Mehmet Selcuk Sinangil (Mooresville, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Nonwoven fabrics are provided that include a plurality of mono-component spunbond fibers comprising a polymeric material including a polymeric blend of (i) a TS7 value of at most about 30 as determined by a Tissue Softness Analyzer (TSA) from Emtec Innovative Testing Solutions; (ii) a HF value of at least about 40 as determined by a Tissue Softness Ana...