ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,820, issued on May 27, was assigned to DUPONT SAFETY & CONSTRUCTION INC. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Composite structural board and wall systems containing same" was invented by Wazir Nobbee (Chesterfield, Va.), Jesse C. Thrower II (Midlothian, Va.), James Dean Katsaros (Midlothian, Va.), Stephane Costeux (Midland, Mich.), John Neill (Bristol, Great Britain), William Brian Lieburn (Plain City, Ohio) and Bryn Thomas (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite structural board having a structural board and a water-resistant barrier (WRB) sheet, and a wall system comprising same, wherein a face of the structural board is...