ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,894, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to BMIC LLC (Dallas).

"Low penetration point asphalt reinforced glass mat and articles including the same" was invented by Ming-Liang Shiao (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Jim Svec (Kearny, N.J.) and Brian Lee (Linden, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an roofing shingle comprising a low penetration point asphalt reinforced glass mat. In some embodiments, the reinforced glass mat comprises a glass mat and a reinforcement material. In some embodiments, the glass mat comprises a web of glass fibers. In some embodiments, the reinforcement material is em...