ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,240, issued on May 5, was assigned to KDScott Cos. LLC (Rochester, N.Y.).

"Roof facade assembly and sealable bracket assembly for mounting the same" was invented by Kevin Douglas Scott (Rochester, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roof assembly, including a roof including a first top surface and an outer surface, a first membrane arranged on the first top surface, a base plate arranged on the first membrane and connected to the roof, a second membrane arranged on the base plate, and a bracket arranged on the second membrane and at least partially aligned with the base plate, wherein the bracket is secured to the base plate."

The p...