ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,146, issued on June 30, was assigned to Hartalega Sdn Bhd (Bandar Sri Damansara, Malaysia).

"Nitrile glove" was invented by Wei Kit Chee (Bandar Sri Damansara, Malaysia), Kam Hon @ Kwan Kam Onn Kuan (Bandar Sri Damansara, Malaysia), Mun Leong Kuan (Bandar Sri Damansara, Malaysia), Eu Jin Kuan (Bandar Sri Damansara, Malaysia), Fook Chuan Lai (Bandar Sri Damansara, Malaysia), Mei Ling Cheah (Bandar Sri Damansara, Malaysia) and Sze Hui Lim (Bandar Sri Damansara, Malaysia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are nitrile gloves comprising manganese dioxide, that may have improved permeation resistance, especially improved permeation re...