ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,325, issued on July 7, was assigned to BMIC LLC (Dallas).

"Adjustable roof vent assembly and a method of making thereof" was invented by Bijoy John Thayil (Raleigh, N.C.), Tyler Wendel Haag (Chinquapin, N.C.), Kevin Ray Brown (Jacksonville, N.C.) and Steven Vonderlehr Boehling (Wilmington, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention, in embodiments, relates to an adjustable roof vent assembly comprising (a) a base configured to attach to a roof, wherein the base is configured to allow a vent pipe that extends from the roof to extend through the base, and (b) a ball joint mechanism that includes (i) an inner ball member attached...