ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,200, issued on Dec. 2.
"Natural plant fibre reinforced concrete" was invented by Grant Raymond Bogyo (Penticton, Canada) and Ronald Fredrick Ryde (Penticton, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite material and process for forming composite material. The composite material comprises a quantity of plastinated plant distributed within a matrix material. The process comprises separating a plant material into plant fibers plastinating the plant fibers and combining the plastinated plant fibers with a matrix material. The plant fibers may be selected form the group consisting of bamboo, hemp and flax. The plant fibers may be form...