US Patent Issued to STAR LIBERTY on July 7 for "Layered absorbent substrate incorporating activated carbon and superabsorbent materials" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,229, issued on July 7, was assigned to STAR LIBERTY LLC (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Layered absorbent substrate incorporating activated carbon and superabsorbent materials" was invented by Gregg R. Short (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various examples of waste disposal substrates are disclosed. The waste disposal substrates include (a) at least one layer of fibers, (b) at least one layer containing activated carbon; and (c) at least one layer containing superabsorbent particles. The substrate can absorb liquid radioactive medical waste to facilitate safe disposal of liquid radioactive medical waste. The liquid radioactive m...