US Patent Issued to Uncaged Innovations on June 17 for "Plant protein based imitation leather material and methods of making same" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,439, issued on June 17, was assigned to Uncaged Innovations Inc (Troy, N.Y.).

"Plant protein based imitation leather material and methods of making same" was invented by Xiaokun Wang (Troy, N.Y.), Kening Lang (Troy, N.Y.) and Elizabeth Watson (Troy, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A monolayer, plant protein based imitation leather material and methods of making same. Embodiments of the method comprise 1) creating a mixture of a one or more plant protein powder, a one or more non-proteinaceous polymer or toughening elastomer, a one or more plasticizer, a one or more cross-linking agent, and a one or more curing agent in an; 2) cal...