ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,689, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to BMIC LLC (Dallas).
"Roofing membrane, and associated method" was invented by Isaac Bernard Rufus (Newark, Del.), Adem Chich (Kearny, N.J.) and Overton Williams (Paterson, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An asphaltic roofing membrane is produced by applying asphaltic material to reinforcement, adding first granules without preheating, removing loose granules, applying second granules without preheating, heating the membrane and then cutting the asphaltic membrane; and rolling the cut membrane. The process supports granules of varying sizes, materials, and colors, resulting in a durable, high...