ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,115, issued on April 15, was assigned to CertainTeed LLC (Malvern, Pa.).
"Hollow building surface panel and building surface system" was invented by Robert L. Goetz (Marshall, Mich.), Brian W. Kirn (Hatboro, Pa.), David J. Stucky (Grass Lake, Mich.), Mark G. Suchyna (Buffalo, N.Y.), Jason Ferris (Frederick, Md.) and Mark J. Dunmire (Buffalo, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to building surface panels, for example, suitable for covering a support structure of a building. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a building surface panel including a hollow panel body, a fastening str...