ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,897, issued on July 29, was assigned to Johns Manville (Denver).
"Self-stick batt" was invented by Matthew George Girolmo (Lakewood, Colo.) and Richard James Clark (Lone Tree, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of installing an insulation component in a structural element. The method may comprise providing the insulation component. The insulation component may comprise an insulation layer and a binding layer coupled to the insulation layer. The binding layer may be in a dry state and non-tacky. The method may include applying liquid to the binding layer to activate the binding layer to be in an activated state and tacky, a...