US Patent Issued to K&N Engineering on Sept. 1 for "Foundation vent cover" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,775, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to K&N Engineering Inc. (Corona, Calif.).

"Foundation vent cover" was invented by Wayne Jackson (Riverside, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and methods are provided for a foundation vent cover to be installed onto foundation ventilation openings of crawlspaces, garages, and buildings. The foundation vent cover comprises a mesh screen for covering a foundation vent opening and a supportive frame for retaining the mesh screen in an extended configuration over the foundation vent opening. The supportive frame may be made of a metal or any of various plastics. The mesh screen is mad...