ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,994, issued on April 7, was assigned to Shamack LLC (Lewes, Del.).
"Spooled marking apparatus and methods therefor" was invented by Farhad Qamar Rizvi (Frisco, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spooled marking apparatus for defining layouts of athletic fields, playing surfaces, home improvement projects, and the like is presented herein. The reel includes a housing within which a spool is disposed retaining an elongated marking device wound thereon. The housing includes an opening through which a free end of the elongated marking device is allowed to pass through. The free end of the elongated marking device includes a fastener,...