US Patent Issued to LOUISIANA-PACIFIC on Sept. 1 for "Fire-retardant-treated wood composite panels for exterior applications or weather exposure during constructions" (Tennessee, Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,401, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP. (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Fire-retardant-treated wood composite panels for exterior applications or weather exposure during constructions" was invented by Jianwen Ni (Franklin, Tenn.), Brian St. Germain (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.), Scott Johnson (Portland, Ore.) and Jeffrey Yelle (Hendersonville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-layer fire-resistance treatment (FRT) panel for use as structural sheathing. The wood structural panel may be OSB or plywood, coated or treated during the manufacturing process with a product that provides fire resistance. The treatment may be int...