ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,546, issued on May 12.

"Insulating panel for construction with grab surface" was invented by Nicola Busatta (Conegliano, Italy) and Federico Cais (San Vendemiano, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulating panel for use in construction has a central layer, a first water-resistant coating and a second water-resistant coating on opposite sides of the central layer. The first coating and the second coating are joined to the central layer with a glue layer or a thermo-adhesive material. Each of first coating and the second coating is a plastic sheet that is scratched or abraded."

The patent was filed on April 14, 2022, under Appl...