US Patent Issued to simplehuman on June 16 for "Compositions and materials for odor reducing articles including trash bags" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,931, issued on June 16, was assigned to simplehuman LLC (Torrance, Calif.).

"Compositions and materials for odor reducing articles including trash bags" was invented by Frank Yang (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) and Ryan Wong (Long Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are polymer-based films (and articles of manufacture made therefrom or comprising thereof). In several embodiments, the film comprises biodegradable polymers. In several embodiments, the film comprises post-consumer recycled material. In several embodiments, the film comprises an odor absorbing agent (e.g., carbon). In several embodiments, an arti...