ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,702, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Enduro Composites Inc. (Houston).

"Fiber reinforced plastic components with increased slip-resistance and methods of manufacture" was invented by Wallace S. Woodlief (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application pertains to components such as tank covers with increased slip resistance and processes for making such components. Generally, a patterned release fabric is employed in a manner such that a formed fiber reinforced plastic component has a textured pattern on at least one surface to increase slip resistance."

The patent was filed on Dec. 28, 2021, under Application No. ...