ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,119, issued on April 15.
"Transition moulding" was invented by Paul-Andre Labonte (Trois-Rivieres, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a transition moulding comprised of an elongate piece having three strips of adhesive material, a plurality of holes, and thin lateral beveled edges. The holes are for embedding adhesive or mortar as well as placing mechanical fasteners to secure the moulding to the sub floor. The adhesive bands are for securing the flooring material and the central adhesive band is for placing a clip that is configured and sized to hold a "T" separator placed between the two flooring ma...