US Patent Issued to O2 Partners on April 29 for "Biodegradable and industrially compostable injection molded microcellular flexible foams, and a method of manufacturing the same" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,892, issued on April 29, was assigned to O2 Partners LLC (Amherst, Mass.).

"Biodegradable and industrially compostable injection molded microcellular flexible foams, and a method of manufacturing the same" was invented by Robert Falken (Solana Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for injection molded microcellular foaming various flexible foam compositions from biodegradable and industrially compostable bio-derived thermoplastic resins for use in, for example, footwear components, seating components, protective gear components, and watersport accessories wherein a process of manufacturing includes the steps of: produ...