ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,870, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA) INC. (North Kingstown, R.I.).
"Soft matte non-silicone film" was invented by Tracy Paolilli (North Kingstown, R.I.), Joshua Cloutier (North Kingstown, R.I.), Yu Abe (North Kingstown, R.I.) and Samuel Hogan (North Kingstown, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a polymeric film, which may have but is not limited to Biaxially oriented polyester, polypropylene & polylactic acid that has a soft-touch matte coating applied via an in-line coating process. This film also has an increased coefficient of friction of this surface, with a total thic...