US Patent Issued to Kohler on Nov. 18 for "Molded solid surfaces including ferrous material" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,665, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Molded solid surfaces including ferrous material" was invented by Kathryn L. Clouse (Howards Grove, Wis.), Mark Schibur (Sheboygan, Wis.) and John O. Lipinski (Sheboygan, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing a molded solid surface includes mixing ferrous particles into a resinous material, injecting the resinous material including the ferrous particles into a mold, the mold including an upper mold half and a lower mold half, creating a predetermined pattern in the resinous material by applying a force to the ferrous particles in the resinous ...