ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,240, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to iDeaWare Squared Inc. (Merritt Island, Fla.).

"Outdoor weather protection assembly" was invented by Tyler A. Stevenson (Teaneck, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A weather protection assembly, including three or more support legs, wherein the support legs have an upper end and a lower end, the support legs include a fabric having a top layer, a bottom layer, and a continuous space between the top and bottom layers, the support legs upper ends are configured to meet at an apex and the support legs lower ends are configured to rest on a surface, and the fabric top or bottom layer is coupled to...