ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,778, issued on June 23, was assigned to ESG INDUSTRY Co. LTD. (Daejeon, South Korea), ESG CONSTRUCTION. Co. LTD. (Gyeryong-si, South Korea) and A-ONE YOO HWA (Ulsan, South Korea).

"Asphalt reinforcement comprising asphalt emulsion-impregnated nonwoven fabric and method of repairing pavement using the same" was invented by Hyeong Su Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Hyong Ho Nam (Daejeon, South Korea), Sung Hoon Shim (Ulsan, South Korea) and Hyoung Dong Ko (Gyeongju-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an asphalt reinforcement. The asphalt reinforcement includes: a reinforcing fiber layer having a plurality of holes fo...