ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,905, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Henry Co. LLC (Kimberton, Pa.).
"Low-dust products using a wax emulsion" was invented by Amba Ayambem (Glenmoore, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates generally to wall repair compounds such as joint compounds, spackling compounds, and the like used to repair imperfections in walls or fill joints between adjacent wallboard panels. Particularly, the present invention relates to such a wall repair compound that comprises a dust-reduction additive that reduces the quantity of airborne dust generated when the hardened compound is sanded. The dust-reduction additive also ...