US Patent Issued to CertainTeed Gypsum on Sept. 8 for "Pressure sensitive adhesive joint support" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,547, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to CertainTeed Gypsum Inc. (Malvern, Pa.).

"Pressure sensitive adhesive joint support" was invented by Michael House (Bend, Ore.) and Stephen Cline (Bend, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates a joint support that includes a support strip having first and second elongate flanges, the first and second elongate flanges having an inside surface, an outside surface, an inner edge, and an outer edge. The joint support further includes a first auxiliary flap including an inner portion attached to the inside surface of the first elongate flange and an outer portion that exten...