ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,527, issued on July 29, was assigned to Novamont S.p.A. (Novara, Italy).

"Polyester and compositions containing it" was invented by Catia Bastioli (Novara, Italy), Luigi Capuzzi (Novara, Italy), Tiziana Milizia (Novara, Italy), Angelos Rallis (Novara, Italy) and Roberto Vallero (Borgo d'Ale, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a new polyester which is particularly suitable for use in the manufacture of mass-produced articles characterised by excellent mechanical properties, in particular high tensile strength and tensile modulus, associated with a high barrier property against oxygen and carbon dioxide."

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