ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,651, issued on May 13, was assigned to Schluter Systems LP (Plattsburgh, N.Y.).
"Uncoupling mat with heating elements" was invented by Werner Schluter (Iserlohn, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An uncoupling mat includes a flexible plastic layer (2) made of plastic film with structuring that defines indentations (6) provided with undercuts (5) on a first, top side (4) and cavities (8) positioned between the indentations (6) on an opposite second, bottom side (7). A fleece or fabric (3) is securely connected to the bottom side (7) and covers the cavities (8). A cross-section of the indentations (6) in at least some corner regio...