US Patent Issued on March 17 for "Roof shingle damage identification clip, system, and methods" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,579,911, issued on March 17.

"Roof shingle damage identification clip, system, and methods" was invented by James B. Ford (Sunbury, Ohio), Eric Edward Hunter Evans (Ostrander, Ohio), Steve Sauer (Columbus, Ohio) and Jacob Tesmer (Columbus, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In accordance with a version, one or more identification clips, identification clip systems, and methods are provided that safely attach to and identify a plurality of damaged shingles to visually demonstrate and ascertain the extent of roof damage from a distance, particularly from the perspective of someone standing on the ground."

The patent was filed on Sept. 2...