US Patent Issued to University of Leeds on Aug. 4 for "Composite materials" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,803, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to University of Leeds (Great Britain).

"Composite materials" was invented by Peter John Hine (Leeds, Great Britain) and Michael Edward Ries (Leeds, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a composite material comprising cellulose. The composite material comprises a first cellulose-based material, which may be a textile or fabric, and a second cellulose-based material, which may be a film or cellulose based material or powdered cellulose-based material. The second cellulose-based material may be a sheet material comprising cellulose, such as a paper or a regenerated cel...