ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,255, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Thai Nippon Rubber Industry Public Co. Ltd. (Chonburi, Thailand).

"Synthetic polyisoprene latex condoms with reduced nitrosamine" was invented by Pathompong Chupayak (Chonburi, Thailand), Theeraphol Piachan (Chonburi, Thailand), Supparat Piachan (Chonburi, Thailand), Brian Youichi Kempimook (Chonburi, Thailand), Punyawat Chupayak (Chonburi, Thailand), Waranyu Dararattanaroj (Chonburi, Thailand), Dave Narasimhan (Flemington, N.J.) and Sudarshan Narasimhan (Flemington, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A synthetic polyisoprene latex emulsion has pre-vulcanization composition and post vulcaniza...