ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,410, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to WILSONART LLC (Austin, Texas).
"Depolymerized lignosulfonate and lignin as extender for phenolic resin" was invented by Mahesh Subramanian (Centerville, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A resin composition for impregnating paper products used in manufacture of high-pressure decorative laminates includes a resin and lignin derivatives."
The patent was filed on May 3, 2023, under Application No. 18/311,650.
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