ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,242, issued on Aug. 11.
"Bulb-holding gutter clip" was invented by Loren A. Roper (Omaha, Neb.) and Dean Stiteler (Camp Hill, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clip for holding a light bulb for display on a gutter, shingle, or other structure includes a base, a support arm extending from an end of the base to a second end of the support arm, and a cantilever beam extending from the second end of the support arm towards the base. The cantilever beam and base define a clip mouth for receiving the structure into the clip. A bulb holder is rigidly attached to the support arm and defined a through-hole to receive the light bulb held by...