ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,816, issued on March 25, was assigned to FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALS B.V. (Arnhem, Netherlands).
"Carrier material comprising a first part of a form-fit connection" was invented by Johannes De Jonge (Arnhem, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carrier material includes at least a first thermoplastic fiber layer and a second thermoplastic fiber layer. At least a part of the first thermoplastic fiber layer and/or the second thermoplastic fiber layer at at least one boundary of the carrier material is removed, to provide a first part of a form-fit connection. The carrier material can be used in bituminous roofing membran...