ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,596, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to ECOINNO (H.K.) Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Method, apparatus, and system of a fibrillated nanocellulose material" was invented by Yiu Wen Chang (Hong, China) and George Dah Ren Chen (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention overcome the shortcomings of prior technologies by infusing nanocellulose in a fibrillated form to enhance the properties of cellulose pulp. These properties may include, for example, the mechanical and barrier properties, i.e., tensile strength, liquid, and gas impermeability such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and oil, may be improved substantially. Another e...