ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,176, issued on May 5, was assigned to PBR INC. (Athens, Ga.).
"Interlaced geotextile fabric" was invented by Vishav Rajput (Dist Kutch, India), Vijay Patel (Ahmedabad, India) and Anurag Shah (Athens, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interlaced geotextile fabric obtained by inter-weaving at least one set of a warp yarn and at least one set of a weft yarn. More specifically, the interlaced geotextile fabric has an unbalanced twill weave pattern, which is suitably used for soil stabilization. The distinct physical characteristics, size, and denier disparity between weft yarns of the fabric promote hydraulic properties and minimize ap...