ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,576, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to BluRock Investments LLC (Saxonburg, Pa.).

"Nonwoven composite geotextile silt fence for trench and trenchless installation and geotextile therefore" was invented by Michael A Zock (Saxonburg, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A silt fence includes a plurality of spaced stakes; and a nonwoven needle punched geotextile including a combination of a synthetic fiber blend and natural fibers, wherein the synthetic fiber blend includes a blend of polypropylene fibers and high tenacity polyester fibers."

The patent was filed on Sept. 27, 2024, under Application No. 18/899,608.

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