ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,395, issued on July 28, was assigned to A.L.M. Holding Co. (Onalaska, Wis.) and Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. (Jackson, Miss.).

"Recycling of sterol-containing asphalt binder" was invented by Gerald H. Reinke (La Crosse, Wis.), Gaylon L. Baumgardner (Arkadelphia, Ark.) and Andrew Hanz (La Crosse, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are asphalt binder compositions and methods for making such compositions with sterol. The sterol improves various rheological and chemical properties of asphalt binder."

The patent was filed on July 15, 2020, under Application No. 16/930,186.

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