ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,682, issued on March 31, was assigned to EmeryAllen LLC (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.).

"Roof-mounted light fixture attachment apparatus and system" was invented by Thomas Garber (Daniel Island, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and system for mounting an exterior illumination fixture to the roof of a building or other structure. Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide for a roof-mounted attachment apparatus comprising a metal plate comprising one or more apertures (i.e., nail holes) and at least one fastener extending through the metal plate. In certain embodiments, the at least one fastener is coupled to the metal p...