US Patent Issued to Neenah on July 28 for "Water resistant and repulpable compositions" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,662, issued on July 28, was assigned to Neenah Inc. (Alpharetta, Ga.).

"Water resistant and repulpable compositions" was invented by Norm Tomlinson (Alpharetta, Ga.), Nika Wanserski (Alpharetta, Ga.), Kristen Duncan (Alpharetta, Ga.), Michelle Turner (Alpharetta, Ga.), Doug Grever (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Chris Forer (Alpharetta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a printable paper comprising a cellulose-based substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the printable paper has a 2-minute Cobb sizing value of less than 20 g/m2, and wherein the first surface, the second sur...