US Patent Issued to BMIC on Oct. 6 for "Contoured mesh ridge vents" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,609, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to BMIC LLC (Dallas).

"Contoured mesh ridge vents" was invented by Sudhir Railkar (Wayne, N.J.), Adem Chich (Kearny, N.J.) and Walter Zarate (Prospect Park, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ridge vents and deck covers are disclosed that have a fibrous mesh mat and a moisture barrier. The mesh mat may be contoured to define a variety of structures and may have regions of relatively higher fiber density and regions of relatively lower fiber density. Solar cells may be exposed on the ridge vents to collect solar energy when the vents are exposed to sunlight."

The patent was filed on March 29, 2024,...