ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,664, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to MBI GROUP B.V. (Veghel, Netherlands).

"Method for manufacturing a layered tile and a product obtained with said method" was invented by Marcelis Martinus Johannes Henry Bettonvil (Veghel, Netherlands) and Wilhelmus Antonius Gerardes Mollink (Veghel, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a layered tile comprising a mutually connected ceramic tile and a concrete body, the method comprising the steps of applying an organic primer to a first surface of the ceramic tile, optionally positioning the ceramic tile in a mold, exposing the first surface, applying a concrete...