ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,729, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Owens Corning Intellectual Capital LLC (Toledo, Ohio).

"Composite nonwoven mat and method of making the same" was invented by Jianhui Wu (Westerville, Ohio), Weigang Qi (Westerville, Ohio), Zach Cudzilo (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Scott Eaton (Mooresville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite nonwoven mat and a method of making a composite nonwoven mat are provided. The composite nonwoven mat includes a nonwoven base layer having a first surface and a second surface, and a polymer layer formed on and adhered to the first surface of the nonwoven base layer. The polymer layer extends partia...