ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,634, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to SWIMC LLC (Cleveland).

"Backpack designed and organized for painting tools" was invented by Sharad Gaurav (Cleveland), Edward R. Goodwin Jr. (Westlake, Ohio) and Michael C. Lambertson Jr. (Aurora, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein a backpack that is designed and organized for the storage and transport of painting tools. The backpack is designed to include storage for painting tools such as, for example, brushes, rollers, roller handles, putty knives, and/or an extension pole with other pockets allowing for the storage and transport of pers...