ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,179, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Hilti AG (Schaan, Liechtenstein).
"Sealing device for double edge joints, 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 device can be used for a double edge joint which is formed between a floor, a wall, or a ceiling and an adjacent first cladding and a spaced-apart second cladding of drywall having double-layer cladding. The sealing device contains a sealing profile having a holding portion and a first base body for sealing a first edge joint on the first cladding and a second base body for sealing ...