ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,676, issued on July 28, was assigned to SNBC Inc. (Sherwood Park, Canada).
"Composite fluid retaining barrier system" was invented by John R. Hillman (Denver), Shawn Beamish (Sherwood Park, Canada) and Marlin Belanger (Leduc, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid retaining barrier comprises a plurality of vertically stacked members, each member having first and second ends, a length between the first and second ends, first and second sides, and top and bottom faces. An outer shell extends around a perimeter formed by the first and second sides and first and second faces of the member, and defines an inner core space. A condu...