ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,890, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to POLYGREEN S.R.L. (Desenzano del Garda, Italy).

"Element of damping layer for flooring and related damping layer" was invented by Edoardo Maritano (Desenzano del Garda, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Element (1) of damping layer (200) comprising a frame (2) which comprises a plurality of through openings (4), a plurality of support bodies (5) which protrude from the frame (2) arranged at a respective through opening (4) and bridging with structural continuity two attachment regions (6) belonging to the frame (2) and mutually opposite with respect to the respective through opening (4), wher...