ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,943, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Shamak LLC (Lewes, Del.).

"Tape dispenser for defining a perimeter, apparatus therefrom and methods therefor" was invented by Farhad Qamar Rizvi (Frisco, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tape dispenser that includes a gripper pad and a tape reel. The tape reel includes a spool around which a tape is wound. The spool is enclosed in a housing that includes an opening through which a free end of the tape is allowed to pass through. The free end of the tape includes a fastener such as a hook. The housing also includes a tape lock and a roller handle. The gripper pad includes at least one suct...