ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,726,151, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Triton MgO Products LLC (Houston).

"Ultra stable cementitious material formulation, process for its making, and ultra stable tile backer board formulation and processes for its making" was invented by James A. Wambaugh (Chesterfield, Mo.) and Brett Rochner (Chesterfield, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrastable cementitious material with nano-molecular veneer makes a cementitious material by blending 29 wt % to 40 wt % of a magnesium oxide dry powder containing 80 wt % to 98 wt % of magnesium oxide based on a final total weight of the cementitious material, with 14 wt % to 18 wt % of a...