ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,678, issued on Dec. 2.

"Construction devices for roofing" was invented by Bobby R Taylor (Pocahontas, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for use in securing a ladder to a roof for use in attaching roofing panels to the roof or for inspecting panels. The device includes a main body portion having a bottom floor having a plurality of corrugation openings formed therethrough, the corrugation openings sized and configured to straddle corrugations of roofing panels while allowing the bottom floor to lie substantially flat on the panel. A plurality of fastener openings are functionally associated with the bottom floor for use in ...