ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,655,328, issued on June 16, was assigned to Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Modified guayule resin/soy protein blends for bio-based adhesives, associated methods for forming same, and associated structures including such adhesives" was invented by Kimberly Ogden (Tucson, Ariz.) and Sarocha Pradyawong (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adhesive composition for use in coupling together two substrates to form a structure, such as for use in coupling together two wooden substrates to form a wooden structure, includes a mixture of a modified guayule resin and soy protein. The mod...