ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,443, issued on March 18, was assigned to PAVER TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Vero Beach, Fla.).

"Paver adhesive and method of laying pavers using same" was invented by William Eliason (Vero Beach, Fla.) and Timothy Berry (Vero Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are paver adhesives including dry concrete mixes. The paver adhesive can include cement, silica sand, alumina silicate, and latex or acrylic polymer. The paver adhesive can be configured to be applied to a substrate in a dry state. The paver adhesive can be configured to become hydrated subsequent to pavers being installed over the paver adhesive, and the paver a...