ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,958, issued on April 21, was assigned to SWM Holdings US LLC (Atlanta).
"Oil resistant article" was invented by Flavia Queiroz Cerqueira (Pirai, Brazil) and Vincent Motin (Clohars-Carnoet, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oil resistant article is described that does not contain any fluorocarbon compounds. The oil resistant article includes a basesheet formed from pulp fibers. The basesheet is coated on at least one surface with an oil resistant coating. The basesheet is formed without having to use any highly refined fibers. Various chemical treatments are incorporated into the basesheet and the oil resistant coating is form...