ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,707, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Yuguang Zhong (Haikou, China), HAINAN YEGUO FOODS Co. LTD (Haikou, China), HAINAN GUANGYU BIOTECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Haikou, China), NANJING YEGUO FOODS Co. LTD. (Nanjing, China) and BAODING GUANGYU FRUIT PROCESSING FOOD Co. LTD. (Baoding, China).

"Nano-zinc oxide-supported bacterial cellulose microfiber-alginate fiber composite" was invented by Yuguang Zhong (Haikou, China) and Chunyan Zhong (Haikou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nano-zinc oxide-supported bacterial cellulose microfiber-alginate fiber composite is described. The composite is obtained by absorbing nano-zinc oxide-supported...