ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,629, issued on Dec. 2.

"Method and apparatus for rejuvenating lines on roads" was invented by Erick McCallum (Fort Worth, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for rejuvenating markings on roads includes at least one cleaning unit, a collection tank, a vacuum member, and a connection point. At least one cleaning unit includes a frame, at least one skirt member, at least one spray connection, and a wand member. The skirt member is coupled to an external surface of the frame. The spray connection is disposed at least partially on a top surface of the frame, and the wand member is coupled to the underside of the spray connect...