ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,764, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Zephyros Inc. (Romeo, Mich.).

"Members for sealing, baffling, or reinforcing" was invented by Dean Quaderer (Livonia, Mich.), Erin White (Wales Township, Mich.), Keith Novak (Attica, Mich.) and Blake Synnestvedt (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article comprising: a carrier (12), activatable material (14) disposed on the carrier, one or more carrier extensions (16) extending from the carrier; wherein the article is adapted to provide sealing, baffling, or reinforcement within a structure's cavity."

The patent was filed on Dec. 21, 2023, under Application No. 18/392,744....