ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,009, issued on April 21, was assigned to CEMCO LLC (City of Industry, Calif.).
"Fire-rated gaskets and wall assemblies" was invented by Donald Anthony Pilz (Livermore, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fire-blocking gasket includes a profile having a plurality of legs and defines an interior space. The interior space including a fire-blocking material and/or an intumescent material for providing fire, smoke and/or sound protection across a deflection gap in a building joint. The gasket can be installed within the building joint by direct attachment with a track member within the deflection gap."
The patent was filed on Dec. 1...