US Patent Issued to CertainTeed Gypsum on Sept. 8 for "Building surface product including embedded fastener, building surface system, and method of manufacture" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,542, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to CertainTeed Gypsum Inc. (Malvern, Pa.).

"Building surface product including embedded fastener, building surface system, and method of manufacture" was invented by Michael Hull (Cambridge, Mass.), Evan Molony (Northborough, Mass.) and William Lentlie (Worcester, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A building surface product includes a panel having front and rear surfaces, first and second sides, first and second ends, and a gypsum body between the front surface and rear surface. A first hole extends through the gypsum body and includes a front end and a rear end. A first fastener assembly is po...