ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,160, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V. (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands).

"Bi-directionally oriented multilayer film" was invented by Niclasina Siberta Johanna Alberdina Gerrits (Geleen, Netherlands), Attilio Scala (Geleen, Netherlands), Priya Garg (Geleen, Netherlands) and Jacobus Christinus Josephus Franciscus Tacx (Geleen, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a multilayer film comprising: * an inner layer system comprising a first surface and a second surface; * a first skin layer bound to the inner layer system at the first surface of the inner layer system; and *...