US Patent Issued to POET RESEARCH on June 23 for "Bio-based additive for asphalt" (South Dakota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,611, issued on June 23, was assigned to POET RESEARCH INC. (Sioux Falls, S.D.).

"Bio-based additive for asphalt" was invented by Alex T. McCurdy (Sioux Falls, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions comprising asphalt and corn oil are provided, as are the shingles made using the compositions, methods for making the compositions, and methods for making the shingles. The compositions comprise mixtures of asphalt and corn oil, and the mixtures are oxidized to attain desirable properties."

The patent was filed on Jan. 19, 2024, under Application No. 18/417,427.

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