US Patent Issued to The Procter & Gamble on July 29 for "Natural polymer-based fibrous elements comprising a surfactant and methods for making same" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,820, issued on July 29, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Natural polymer-based fibrous elements comprising a surfactant and methods for making same" was invented by Mark William Hamersky (Hamilton, Ohio), Mark Robert Sivik (Mason, Ohio), John David Sadler (Cincinnati) and Luke Andrew Zannoni (West Chester, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Natural polymer-based fibrous elements including a modified polymer derived from a natural polymer and a surfactant, method for making such natural polymer-based fibrous elements and methods for making such fibrous structures are provided."

The patent was filed on May 25, ...