ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,190, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Tru Earth Environmental Products Inc. (Port Moody, Canada).

"Plastic-free dishwasher cleaning product" was invented by Darren Gross (Midland, Mich.), Laura Hinojosa (Kitchener, Canada), Zenith Phillips (Calgary, Canada) and Iryna Radziievska (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Glycerin and sodium polyacrylate may be mixed at a first mixing speed for a first mixing time. Free water and a fibrillated cellulose mixture may be added to second mixer and mixed at a second mixing time speed for a second mixing time. The glycerin and the sodium polyacrylate may be mixed with the free water an...