ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,196, issued on May 5, was assigned to PULPAC AB (Vastra Frolunda, Sweden).

"Method for producing a cellulose product and a cellulose product" was invented by Ove Larsson (Vastra Frolunda, Sweden), Martin Ljungberg (Gothenburg, Sweden), Edward Guidotti (Gothenburg, Sweden), Bjorn Arlerot (Gothenburg, Sweden), Olle Hogblom (Gothenburg, Sweden) and Patrik Larsson (Karna, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing a cellulose product from an air-formed cellulose blank structure includes the steps of providing a cellulose-based material to a mill, milling the cellulose-based material, and providing an air-formed cellulose ...