ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,818, issued on June 23.
"Tarp system and method for securing a tarp to a roof or other structure" was invented by Carlos Eduardo Fuenmayor Calderon (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Wilmer Ramon Martin Vasquez (Boca Raton, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tarp system which can be quickly and easily deployed in place to cover one or more damaged portions on a roof or other structure, and removed for repair of the structure, may include a plurality of fastener assemblies connectable at corresponding fastener openings of a tarp to disconnectably secure the tarp to the structure. Each fastener assembly may include a pair of disks securable on ...