ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,667, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to D R Baling Wire Manufacturers Ltd. (Great Britain).
"Thermoplastic baling strap" was invented by Peter James Robinson (Sheffield, Great Britain), Matthew David Robinson (Sheffield, Great Britain) and John Mills (Littleborough, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel thermoplastic baling wire suitable for baling waste destined for either recycling or for refuse derived fuel, having recyclable properties and good self-knotting properties comprises recycled thermoplastic material is polyethylene terephthalate comprising 6%plus-minus2% by weight of polyethylene. A method of manufacture...