ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,996, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Cheng Hsiang Wang (Taichung City, Taiwan) and Amica Terra Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Composition of biodegradable plant fiber raw material grains, and production method thereof" was invented by Cheng Hsiang Wang (Taichung City, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Raw material grains according to the present invention comprise, as components, 40 to 60% plant fiber powder, 20 to 30% starch, 10 to 20% vegetable gum powder obtained by fermenting starch, 2 to 15% water-soluble polymer glue, and 1 to 10% water-soluble cellulose derivative. The production process thereof primarily includes: a step of approp...