ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,957, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Darcy Roy Moose (Winnipeg, Canada).

"Anchor device for attaching line to exposed reinforcing bar at a construction site and related method" was invented by Darcy Roy Moose (Winnipeg, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for attaching to exposed ribbed reinforcing bar at a construction site to form an anchor for a safety line comprises a tubular body defining a substantially cylindrical interior cavity diametrically sized and shaped in a manner substantially corresponding to a length of the reinforcing bar so that the interior cavity can be snugly received over the length of the reinfo...