ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,700, issued on May 19, was assigned to MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. (Tokyo).

"Resin composition and molded article" was invented by Shota Ishihara (Ichihara, Japan), Masakazu Tanaka (Yokohama, Japan) and Toyoaki Sasaki (Narashino, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a resin composition including a 4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer (A) that satisfies particular requirements and a 4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer (B) that satisfies particular requirements. The resin composition of the present invention can provide a smooth film with a small surface roughness and can be suitably used for molded articles such as films for ...