ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,570, issued on March 3, was assigned to Cruz Foam Inc. (Santa Cruz, Calif.).

"Foam manufacturing techniques" was invented by William Thomas Lewczyk (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and Grant Scott Logan (Paradise Valley, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of foam production is described. The method includes providing a foam precursor including one or more components, the one or more components including at least one of chitin, chitosan, or chitosan oligosaccharide and a solvent. The method further comprises exposing the foam precursor to radiation. The radiation is of a wavelength to heat the foam precursor. A system for foam produced...