ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,867, issued on July 29, was assigned to WASKEY BRIDGES INC. (Baton Rouge, La.).
"Erosion control mat system" was invented by Stephen G. Benton Jr. (Metairie, La.) and Kevin Babin (Baton Rouge, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A concrete mat apparatus, including a plurality of elongated concrete members, each member being aligned with and next to another concrete member. Each of the concrete members has an upper generally flat surface, a lower generally flat surface, and a plurality of inclined surfaces that each extend away from an upper or lower surface. Reinforcement extends from a first end portion of each concrete member to a s...