ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,638, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to SEARO LABS LTD (Cambridge, Great Britain).
"Biodegradable composition" was invented by Ayca Dundar Field (Cambridge, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a composition comprising a seaweed extract in an amount of 50-90% by weight, a water-soluble cellulose derivative in an amount of 10-40% by weight and water in an amount of 1-20% by weight, of the total weight of the composition. The invention also provides products, including packaging material, formed from the composition, a method of dissolving, composting and biodegrading the composition or the products, a me...