ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,585, issued on May 5, was assigned to POLYTEX FIBERS LLC (Houston).

"Recyclable woven plastic bags with quad-seal and/or K-seal" was invented by Jacobo Bazbaz (Houston), Alberto Zaroli (Houston), Vladimir Marin (Katy, Texas), Brian Walther (Pearland, Texas) and Markus Kronigsfeld (Cypress, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recyclable woven laminated plastic bag having features that further prevent leakage of contents out of the bag, or infestation of organisms into the contents of the bag is provided. In various aspects the bag can be fabricated from a woven polyethylene, polypropylene, or combination thereof layer which can be la...