ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,405, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to The Patent Well LLC (Fort Worth, Texas).

"Closeable sealant wrap" was invented by Josh Kennedy (Fort Worth, Texas), Ashley Archard (Arlington, Texas), Matt Boyd (Fort Worth, Texas), Michael Dry (Fort Worth, Texas), Ryan Merritt (Grapevine, Texas) and Brett Thompson (Aledo, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closeable sealant wrap for placement about a workpiece includes a skin with a surface having a body dimensioned similar to the skin but narrower in width. Various closure means are deployed at one or more perimeter portions of the skin. The closure means may for example be a zipper which...