US Patent Issued to SHAW & SONS on July 15 for "Architectural concrete and method of forming the same" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,448, issued on July 15, was assigned to SHAW & SONS INC. (Costa Mesa, Calif.).

"Architectural concrete and method of forming the same" was invented by Ronald D. Shaw (Costa Mesa, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of forming an architectural concrete structure having a desired look (i.e., color) and texture, wherein the method generally includes pouring a base concrete layer using conventional concrete. A surface concrete mixture is prepared and includes a mixture of sand small aggregates to give the surface concrete mixture the desired color and texture for the architectural concrete structure. The base concrete layer pr...