US Patent Issued to OceanSafe on April 8 for "Biodegradable yarn with an increased flame resistance and manufacturing method thereof" (Swiss Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,130, issued on April 8, was assigned to OceanSafe AG (Switzerland).

"Biodegradable yarn with an increased flame resistance and manufacturing method thereof" was invented by Manuel Schweizer (Ittigen, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This application relates to a biodegradable yarn which exhibits an increased flame resistance. The biodegradable yarn comprises from 25 to 55 weight-%, preferably from 35 to 45 weight-% of viscose fibers or of viscose filaments and from 45 to 65 weight-%, preferably from 50 to 60 weight-%, most preferably 55 weight-% of polybutylene succinate fibers. The viscose fibers or filaments are preferabl...