ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,606, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to WORTHINGTON PRODUCTS Inc. (East Canton, Ohio).
"High-density polyethylene marine boom" was invented by Paul S. Meeks (East Canton, Ohio), Marc Schneider (East Canton, Ohio) and Jon Garver (East Canton, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) marine boom includes an elongated generally cylindrical shell including an inner layer and an outer layer formed from HDPE with the same formulation, with the inner layer including at least 2% carbon black by mass and the outer layer not including carbon black. The outer layer includes a colorant with ultraviolet stabilizers and...