US Patent Issued to WestRock MWV on May 5 for "Barrier recycled paperboard and method for manufacturing thereof" (Georgia, Pennsylvania, Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,198, issued on May 5, was assigned to WestRock MWV LLC (Atlanta).

"Barrier recycled paperboard and method for manufacturing thereof" was invented by Terry L. Clark (Columbus, Ga.), Scott J. Reigle (Columbus, Ga.), Jiebin Pang (Glen Allen, Va.) and William G. Deats (Macungie, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coated paperboard includes a recycled paperboard substrate having a first side and a second side, a first aqueous barrier coating applied over the first side, and a second aqueous barrier coating applied over the first aqueous barrier coating. The first aqueous barrier coating is formed from a mixture of binder and pigment. The ...