ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,711, issued on July 8, was assigned to PLANTIC TECHNOLOGIES Ltd. (Altona, Australia).
"Starch compositions" was invented by Nicholas John McCaffrey (Altona, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Extruded starch compositions and methods for their preparation are provided. The compositions possess a high degree of cook which imparts particular viscosity characteristics. The compositions may be formed into films having advantageous properties such as low haze, high strength and high gas barrier. The starch compositions find use in a wide range of applications, particularly, but not exclusively, in the manufacture of thin films for pac...