Northstar Awarded Second Canadian Patent for Asphalt Shingle Reprocessing Technology
CALGARY, AB, April 7, 2025 /CNW/ - Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. (TSXV: ROOF) (OTCQB: ROOOF) (" Northstar" or the " Company") is pleased to announce that it has been issued a follow-on patent (the " Patent") by the Canadian Intellectual Patent Office (" CIPO") for the Company's proprietary asphalt shingle reprocessing technology. The Patent relates to Stage 3 of the reprocessing technology, the asphalt recovery stage, and is expected to remain in force until 2042.
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