US Patent Issued to FORTA on Sept. 30 for "Radiation-treated fibers, methods of treating and applications for use" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,341, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to FORTA LLC (Grove City, Pa.).

"Radiation-treated fibers, methods of treating and applications for use" was invented by Rodger B. Lindh (Grove City, Pa.), John B. Lindh (Carnegie, Pa.), Christopher P. Lovett (Harrisville, Pa.) and Martin Doody (Grove City, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to radiation-treated reinforcement fibers, reinforced asphalt and portland cement concrete, and grout, methods for producing the same and application for their use. The radiation treatment includes exposing reinforcement fibers to electromagnetic energy, e.g., gamma rays, and/or electro...