ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,808, issued on May 19.
"System and method for restoring and aesthetically enhancing concrete surfaces" was invented by Marc Collette (Jupiter, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A concrete surface beautification and/or restoration method enables the use, or incorporation, of cracks in the surface of an existing or newly formed concrete slab as part of the beautification/restoration process. Initially, temporary marking lines are imparted in an artistic manner upon an upper surface of the concrete, intentionally extending from ends of, or otherwise intersecting with, the existing cracks and optionally existing concrete surface expansi...