ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,321, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to GLENCAL TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Molding material, molded article, and production method for molding material" was invented by Masahito Nakaishi (Tokyo) and Yoshimi Yakuo (Wakayama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a molding material for a material of a molded article including: a biomass material obtained from a water-containing organic matter; and a thermoplastic or a thermosetting resin, the biomass material having a moisture content of 20% or less, a bacterial count of mesophilic aerobic bacteria of 105/g or less, and a maximum exothermic peak by a differential thermal an...