ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,036, issued on April 15, was assigned to EZ-PRO TEXTURE INC. (Corona, Calif.).

"Texturizing a wall or ceiling with non-acoustical joint compound" was invented by Steven Robert Lehr (Lake Elsinore, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of texturing a wall or ceiling with non-acoustical joint compound by providing a collapsible bag having an opening at its top and is adapted to contain non-acoustical joint compound for forming a textured coating on the wall or ceiling and providing a spray nozzle having a low pressure input port, a joint compound suction port attached to the opening at the top of the collapsible bag, and an out...