US Patent Issued to SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL on Sept. 9 for "Cellulose composition, cellulose molded body, and method for producing cellulose composition" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,305, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Cellulose composition, cellulose molded body, and method for producing cellulose composition" was invented by Kazuhisa Hayakawa (Joetsu, Japan) and Takane Sudo (Joetsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a cellulose composition including: (A) a water-soluble cellulose ether, (B) water-insoluble cellulose particles and (C) water. The cellulose composition may serve as a novel biomass material which uses biodegradable cellulose that places little burden on the environment, and exhibits excellent shape retention properties. The cellulose compos...