ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,562, issued on July 1, was assigned to L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude (Paris).

"Method for adhering to fresh concrete temperatures" was invented by Marcel Brouns (Kempen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and installation (100) for providing a batch of fresh concrete having a temperature in a predetermined temperature range at a remote point of use, whereby a control unit (140) controls at least one step of cooling of cement and/or aggregate and/or mixing water before mixing and/or of the fresh concrete, during the production of the batch."

The patent was filed on ...