ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,277, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to TS Innovations LLC (Ephrata, Pa.).

"Vent and roof vent assembly" was invented by Timothy L. Martin (Reinholds, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vent includes a vent body and a boot attached to the vent body. The vent body has a vent pipe and a body flange monolithically formed in a single piece with the vent pipe. The vent pipe has a vent passageway extending through the vent pipe from a first vent end to an opposite second vent end. The body flange is positioned along the vent pipe between the first vent end and the second vent end. The boot is formed of a flexible resilient material and h...