ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,564, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to METGEN OY (Kaarina, Finland).

"Process for improving moisture- and water-resistance of paper" was invented by Liji Sobhana Seleenmary Sobhanadhas (Kaarina, Finland), Petri Tapani Ihalainen (Kaarina, Finland), Matti Wilhelm Heikkila (Kaarina, Finland) and Tanja Pauliina Saloranta (Kaarina, Finland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to the field of papermaking, especially to the manufacture of paper with improved moisture- and water-resistance. The present disclosure also relates to a paper with improved moisture- and water-resistance obtained by the process as well as ...