ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,578, issued on May 6, was assigned to Wiesman Holdings LLC (York, Pa.).

"Coupling agent produced from naturally fermented and sustainable additives" was invented by Jon Wiesman (York, Pa.) and George Deckner (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coupling agent composition is provided and includes a plurality of non-toxic components in an amount equal to or greater than 97 weight percent (wt %). The coupling agent composition includes a carrier of water, at least one water soluble polyol selected from the group consisting of propanediol, pentylene glycol, and butylene glycol in an amount of from about 1.0 to about 20.0 wt %, a ...