MUMBAI, India, May 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517012464 A) filed by Yulex Llc, Las Vegas, on Feb. 13, for 'fine denier rubber filaments comprising natural rubber and methods for making them.'

Inventor(s) include Mitchell, Stephen James; Martin, Jeff A.; and Bui, Liz.

The application for the patent was published on May 30, under issue no. 22/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "In alternative embodiment, provided are high performance fine natural rubber filaments derived from a purified (or substantially purified) natural rubber and comparable or better in performance as compared to spandex including improved thermostability. Also provided are methods of making yarns from the filaments using various methodologies. Fine natural rubber filaments are used in textile applications including medical textiles, automotive textiles, geotextiles, protective textiles, sportswear, and composites."

The patent application was internationally filed on July 14, 2023, under International application No.PCT/US2023/027738.

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