ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,885, issued on March 18, was assigned to Garland Industries Inc. (Independence, Ohio).
"Roofing membrane with integrated surface reinforcement" was invented by Julie Anne Geyer (Cleveland), Melissa Rus (Cleveland) and Jason Smith (Cleveland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surface-reinforced bitumen roofing membrane includes at least two layers, namely 1) a bitumen compound layer, and 2) a fiber mat, and can optionally include a) an optional bleed blocker layer that is located between the bitumen compound layer and the fiber mat, b) an optional liquid applied coating that partially or fully encapsulates the fiber mat, c) an optional...