ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,025, issued on March 17, was assigned to SMARTSOLVE INDUSTRIES LLC (Bowling Green, Ohio).

"Water-dispersible and biodegradable films for packaging" was invented by Nathanael Miranda (Cary, N.C.), Jonathan R. Jakubowski (Bowling Green, Ohio) and Giuseppe E. Giammanco (Strongsville, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The presently disclosed subject matter is generally directed to packaging film and packages constructed from water-dispersible and/or biodegradable material. The water-dispersible and biodegradable package consists of a first layer of a water-dispersible material constituting an interior of the package, and a second laye...