ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,853, issued on June 3, was assigned to Ultra Tech Extrusions of Tennessee Inc. (Rocky Top, Tenn.).

"Multi-phasic polymer blend for adhering an outer edge banding layer to a substrate" was invented by Cyrille Picker (Rocky Top, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-phasic polymer blend for energy activated edge banding adhesion to a substrate is described. While the blend may be used for adhering edge banding to straight substrates, the blend is preferred for adhering edge banding to contoured substrates. The outer, hard, structural layer of the edge banding is formed from a polypropylene component. The polypropylene component a...