ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,631, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Apex Brands Inc. (Apex, N.C.).
"Reinforced roll-over resistant measuring tape" was invented by Riley Owen Jernigan (Charlotte, 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 of the measuring tape device, a metallic strip of material extending between the first end and second end where the metallic strip is cupped to define a first concave face, a reinforcement strip cupped to define a second concave face, and a lateral retention assembly. The r...