ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,696, issued on April 21, was assigned to Dow Global Technologies LLC (Midland, Mich.).

"Polyethylene compositions suitable for use in cast stretch films" was invented by Akanksha Garg (Pearland, Texas), Jon W. Hobson (Lake Jackson, Texas), Jose E. Ruiz (Sugar Land, Texas), Rajen M. Patel (Freeport, Texas), Jeffrey A. Sims (Lake Jackson, Texas), Frederik Ter Borg (Terneuzen, Netherlands) and Tyler Culp (Richwood, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are polyethylene compositions and cast stretch films comprising polyethylene compositions. The cast stretch films can exhibit improved tear strength and on pallet benefits while ...