US Patent Issued to BMIC on July 28 for "Ember and flame resistant resettable automatic soffit vent" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,706, issued on July 28, was assigned to BMIC LLC (Dallas).

"Ember and flame resistant resettable automatic soffit vent" was invented by Brannon Scott Thompson (Castle Hayne, N.C.) and Steven Vonderlehr Boehling (Wilmington, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ember and flame resistant resettable automatic soffit vent includes a tray with ventilation openings formed in its floor. A mesh screen resides on the floor of the tray spanning the ventilation openings. A flat slide resides atop the screen and also has ventilation openings that match those of the tray. The slide has an open position wherein its ventilation openings align wit...