ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,131, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Hilti AG (Schaan, Liechtenstein).
"Sealing profile and drywall" was invented by Christian Forg (Buchloe, Germany) and Manfred Klein (Kaufering, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sealing profile can be used for an edge joint formed between a floor and adjacent cladding of drywall. The sealing profile has a base body for sealing the edge joint. The base body has an upper portion close to the cladding and an opposite bottom portion. The upper portion has an upper side which forms a support for the cladding. The sealing profile also has a lateral fastening portion running towards the base bo...