ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,353, issued on May 13, was assigned to S.A. MINERA CATALANO ARAGONESA (Saragossa, Spain).

"Recyclable, sealable container" was invented by Maria Jose Alfonso Alegre (Saragossa, Spain), Patricia Zagalaz Lasierra (Saragossa, Spain) and Miguel Angel Caballero Lopez (Saragossa, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recyclable, sealable packaging that has one or several polyamides, in a proportion greater than or equal to 90% by weight with respect to the total, and the sealing layer consists of one or several polyamides that are sealable at less than 200deg C. is disclosed. The invention affords the main advantages of being recyclable a...