ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,080, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Two phase absorbent composites" was invented by Feng Chen (Roswell, Ga.) and Jian Qin (Appleton, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are absorbent composites containing a superabsorbent material and a fibril filler substantially distributed throughout the superabsorbent material. Also described herein are methods of producing absorbent composites containing a superabsorbent material and a fibril filler substantially distributed throughout the superabsorbent material. Compositions and methods described herein are useful in a varie...