ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,955, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Apex Brands Inc. (Apex, N.C.).
"Roll-over resistant measuring tape" was invented by Riley Owen Jernigan (Charlotte, N.C.), Kai Zhang (Charlotte, N.C.) and Mark Ezzo (Troutman, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blade for a measuring tape device may include a first end at which an end hook is configurable, a second end configured to be operably coupled to a reel assembly, a first portion of a metallic strip of material extending between the first end and a transition region, and a second portion of the metallic strip of material extending between the transition region and the second end. A widt...