ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,775, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP. (Nashville, Tenn.).
"Self-sealing insulated panel" was invented by Neil Freidberg (Lebanon, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-sealing insulated panel, comprising an insulating foam board adhered or attached to a manufactured wood structural panel (e.g., oriented-strand board (OSB), plywood, or the like). The corresponding opposing edges of the insulating foam board comprise the two corresponding elements (male and female) of a modified ship-lap joint. The self-sealing insulated panel provides a component of an air-resistant and weather/water-resistant barrier i...