US Patent Issued on July 21 for "Universal Z-Z channel for mounting wall panels to existing wall" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,011, issued on July 21.

"Universal Z-Z channel for mounting wall panels to existing wall" was invented by Henry H. Bilge (Fort Lee, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a system of cladding along an existing exterior wall of a building featuring a plurality of Z-shaped components deployed in a parallel spaced apart arrangement, with an insulation panel in between two of the Z-shaped components. The Z-shaped components having a J-wall to enforce a moisture gap between exterior wall paneling and insulation. The Z-shaped components may feature Edge-components when the line of insulation panels needs to be interrupted or when...