ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,288,484, issued on April 29.
"Material mounting apparatus" was invented by Michael Meyer (Goodyear, Ariz.) and Laurie Lynn McCarthy-Meyer (Goodyear, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A material mounting apparatus may include a body having a front side and a back side. One or more body attachment elements may be secured to the back side of the body. One or more connectors may be secured to and extend from the one or more body attachment elements. A material may be placed over the front side of the body. An outer perimeter of the material may extend beyond a perimeter of the body. The outer perimeter of the material may be folded across ...