ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,900, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS INC..
"Apparatus for placement of materials on a roof" was invented by Steve Mann (Mesa, Ariz.), Juan Barros (Guadalupe, Ariz.), Jose Lopez (Guadalupe, Ariz.), Lance Carter (Phoenix) and Brian Chavarria (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for use in placing supply materials on a roof includes one or more racks, each of which includes a plurality of rack members. Each of the rack members includes an elongated support member configured to be placed on one side of the roof, as well as an elongated retaining member extending generally upwardly from...