ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,563, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to BioTherm Hydronic Inc. (Cotati, Calif.).
"Flexible mat with fluid conduit, method of manufacture thereof and apparatus for the manufacture thereof" was invented by Jim Rearden (Petaluma, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a flexible mat with fluid conduit, methods of manufacture thereof and apparatus for the manufacture thereof. In an embodiment, the mat comprises a base layer, one or more fluid conduits and a thermoplastic bonding tape that attaches the fluid conduits to the base layer. The base layer can be a textile fabric, mesh or netting, or a flat flexibl...