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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2020
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Method Products, Pbc, San Francisco, CA (US);
William M Hart-Cooper, Richmond, CA (US);
William J Orts, Burlingame, CA (US);
Julia C Cunniffe, Oakland, CA (US);
Nabeel N Kalla, Berkeley, CA (US);
Lennard C Torres, Dublin, CA (US);
Kaj Johnson, Sausalito, CA (US);
Dirk Develter, Maldegem, BE;
The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Method Products, PBC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A packaging material composition may be biodegradable and water-soluble. The packaging material may include a biodegradable nonionic polysaccharide, a biodegradable ionic polysaccharide, and a plasticizer. Optionally, additional components may be added to the packaging material for a desired purpose. Additional components may include a biocide, clay, metal oxides (i.e. titanium dioxide and zinc oxide), modified nanoclays, one or more crosslinkers, other functional agents, and residual solvent from the packaging material production process.