ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,951, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to ZEPHYROS INC. (Romeo, Mich.).

"Reinforcement structure" was invented by Henry E. Richardson (Romeo, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structural member (10) comprising: (i) a first carrier (12A) and a second carrier (12B), each carrier including a plurality of interconnecting ribs (16), each carrier further including one or more projections (28) extending from exterior walls (30) of each carrier; (ii) one or more secondary members (14) secured to one or more surfaces of each carrier; and (iii) an adhesive material (32) disposed on the first carrier (12A), the second carrier (12B), or both,...