ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,243, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Tensar Corp. LLC (Alpharetta, Ga.).
"Polymer mesh with reinforcing bands for skin control in hard rock mining" was invented by John Steffenino (Homer City, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polymer mesh for skin control in hard rock mining conditions is provided. The polymer mesh is manufactured using a knitted or woven design that further includes one or more pairs of solid cut-resistant bands. The bands are positioned in pairs, each band in a pair having a width of at least about 2.5" and being generally parallel with the other band. The bands are spaced from one another at a distance of b...