ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,717, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG (Baar, Switzerland).

"Method for automated attachment of insulating elements to structural elements" was invented by Henrik Lindgren (Feluy, Belgium) and Dimitri Marcq (Tubize, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for the automated mounting of insulating elements on structural elements of motor vehicles includes the following steps: providing a plurality of insulating elements, wherein an insulating element in each case includes a carrier, an expandable material which is arranged on the carrier, and at least one fixing element for fixing the insulating element on t...