ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,881, issued on Dec. 30.
"Ventilated structural panels and method of construction with ventilated structural panels" was invented by James Walker (Franconia, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ventilated structural panel comprising a first sheet, having a long axis defining a length and a perpendicular short axis defining a width, a plurality of spacing structural elements, fixedly attached to the first sheet such that the yield strength of the panel is greater than the individual yield strength of the first sheet, and the plurality of spacing structural elements being formed such that a plurality of unobstructed pathways are creat...