ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,991, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Strata Products Worldwide LLC (Sandy Springs, Ga.).
"Fire shelter and method" was invented by David E. Maust (Grantsville, Md.), Joshua K. Behling (Salem, Utah), Linda Cantey (Napa, Calif.) and Michael Berube (Marietta, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shelter for protecting a person from fire and heat. The shelter has a roof, and front, right, left, and rear walls, each of which having a core made of a three-dimensional metal matrix embedded in insulation with concrete positioned about the walls and the roof. The concrete forming a continuous one-piece concrete layer enveloping the roof, a...