ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,853, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to IWIS INSULATION WATERPROOFING INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS S.R.L. (Vittorio Veneto, Italy).
"Multilayer panel for the construction industry and method for the laying of the same" was invented by Federico Cais (San Vendemiano, Italy) and Emilio Mazzer (San Fior, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panel for the construction industry suitable for being fixed to cover a surface of a building structure, the panel including a first layer including an expanded plastic material, a second layer, impermeable or substantially impermeable to water and steam, fixed, directly or indirectly, to the first layer, a...