US Patent Issued to WILANA CHEMICAL on Aug. 5 for "Cellulosic floorcoverings and applications thereof" (Georgia, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,724, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to WILANA CHEMICAL LLC (Rome, Ga.).

"Cellulosic floorcoverings and applications thereof" was invented by Ralph R Sargent (Rome, Ga.) and Dennis J. Jones Jr. (Signal Mountain, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, cellulosic floor coverings having desirable flammability resistance are provided. Briefly, a floor covering described herein comprises cellulosic fibers or cellulose-based fibers and fluoropolymer adhered to surfaces of the cellulosic fibers or cellulose-based fibers in an amount sufficient for the floor covering to conform with or pass flammability testing with a methenamine-...