ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,500, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Georgia Tech Research Corp. (Atlanta).
"Spider-web inspired geogrids" was invented by David Frost (Atlanta) and Candas Oner (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exemplary geosynthetic apparatus, e.g., geogrid, and designs thereof are disclosed that are configured to restrict displacement of aggregate that mimics biostructures that optimized aperture size, aperture shape and aperture orientation to improve load distribution, improve durability, and/or improve performance in retaining aggregates and other geo materials. The exemplary geosynthetic apparatus as a product is configured as a unit ...