ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,396, issued on May 20, was assigned to Specialty Granules Investments LLC (Parsippany, N.J.).
"Reclaimed roofing granules and related methods" was invented by Jonathon MacBride (Greencastle, Pa.), David Kragten (Williamsport, Md.), Daniel Rardon (Greencastle, Pa.), Justin Dunlap (Waynesboro, Pa.), Jared Horner (Hagerstown, Md.) and Derek Small (Mercersburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Reclaimed roofing granules, roofing materials comprising reclaimed roofing granules, and methods for forming roofing granules are provided. A roofing granule comprises a roofing shingle waste core having a surface. The roofing shingle waste core ...