ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,400, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to THE GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY (Oakland, Calif.).

"Thermoplastic bags with liquid absorption capabilities" was invented by Jeffrey S. Stiglic (Willowbrook, Ill.), Elizabeth Anne Wilder (West Chester, Ohio), Sean Chang (Cincinnati), Henry Rose (Cincinnati) and David A. Bailey (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to thermoplastic bags with liquid absorption capabilities. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed thermoplastic bags include a first sidewall and a second sidewall joined together along a first side edge, a second side edge, and a bottom ...