US Patent Issued to TOYOBO MC on June 30 for "Three-dimensional network structure" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,903, issued on June 30, was assigned to TOYOBO MC Corp. (Osaka, Japan).

"Three-dimensional network structure" was invented by Keisuke Taniguchi (Otsu, Japan) and Shinichi Kobuchi (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional network structure which has high hydrolysis resistance and thus degradation of resin due to moisture in the air is prevented in long-term use. The three-dimensional network structure includes a three-dimensional random loop shaped and bonded structure including a linear continuous fiber, wherein the linear continuous fiber includes a resin compos...