ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,377, issued on July 8, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Biodegradable paper barrier laminate" was invented by Emily Charlotte Boswell (Cincinnati), Pier-Lorenzo Caruso (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) and Uwe Bolz (Tutzing, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biodegradable paper laminate comprising a water-dispersible barrier against permeation."

The patent was filed on July 28, 2021, under Application No. 17/386,590.

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