US Patent Issued to Concrete Fiber Solutions on Jan. 13 for "Wide slab concrete floor with reduced carbon footprint and method of manufacturing same" (Kentucky Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,036, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Concrete Fiber Solutions LLC (Buffalo Grove, Ill.).

"Wide slab concrete floor with reduced carbon footprint and method of manufacturing same" was invented by George Garber (Lexington, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ground-supported concrete slab has a reduced concrete requirement and, in turn, a reduced carbon footprint, while still capable of supporting a desired maximum load. The slab is polygonal in shape, with at least one of its sides being at least fifty feet in length. Each side of the slab is adjacent a corresponding joint. The slab has an edge region, consisting of the portion of...