US Patent Issued to Viskase Cos. on May 12 for "Edible cellulosic casings and compositions, and methods of formation" (Illinois, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,439, issued on May 12, was assigned to Viskase Cos. Inc. (Lombard, Ill.).

"Edible cellulosic casings and compositions, and methods of formation" was invented by Owen J. McGarel (Naperville, Ill.), Myron D. Nicholson (Lemont, Ill.) and Chris L. Williams (Knoxville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Edible cellulosic casings comprise cellulose and at least one modifier comprising at least one polysaccharide. The at least one modifier is substantially evenly distributed with the cellulose throughout a casing material of the edible cellulosic casing. A composition useful for an edible cellulosic casing comprises regenerated cellulose a...