US Patent Issued to Wm. Wrigley Jr. on Feb. 17 for "Hemp paper packaging material for foodstuff" (Illinois, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,184, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. (Chicago).

"Hemp paper packaging material for foodstuff" was invented by Preeti Tyagi (Chicago), Norman Lisson (Chicago), Lokendra Pal (Raleigh, N.C.), Mrittika Debnath (Raleigh, N.C.) and Roman Sarder (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sustainable paper-based packaging materials, e.g., paper-based food packaging materials, are described. The packaging materials are based on paper formed from fiber derived from waste biomass, such as hemp hurds, mixes containing hemp hurds and hemp bast fibers, bagasse, and cocoa pod husks. Also described are methods of making the...