ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,544, issued on July 21, was assigned to SOLUBAG SpA (Santiago, Chile).
"Water-degradable bag" was invented by Roberto Astete Boettcher (Concepcion, Chile).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a water-degradable flexible bag for carrying goods purchased from retailers or wholesalers, and/or for packing consumer goods or hygienic products, comprised of at least two parallel walls bonded in their upper section by at least one sealing band in each side edge, a sealing band bonding the lower ends of the parallel walls and an opening at the end, opposite to the sealing band, wherein each of the parallel walls consists of...