ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,520, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Owens Corning Intellectual Capital LLC (Toledo, Ohio).

"Multi-material sheathing system" was invented by Hai Fu (Pataskala, Ohio), Jose Luis Mendez-Andino (New Albany, Ohio), Xiaomin Guo (New Albany, Ohio) and Brandon Michael Robinson (Sylvania, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheathing system that envelops a building structure includes a multi-layer panel having at least one structural layer formed of a non-wood material, such as polycarbonate. The panel also includes at least one layer of a high R-value insulation material."

The patent was filed on Feb. 14, 2025, under Application No. 19...