ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,438, issued on July 1.
"Vent cover assembly" was invented by Shane L. Byers (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vent cover assembly to cover an opening in a crawl space vent includes a vent cover having upper and lower surfaces, an outer perimeter and a planar clip. The vent cover includes a slit positioned through the upper and lower surfaces of the vent cover to receive the clip. The clip has a ring portion and a first leg and a second leg extending therefrom. The first and second legs are configured to be slidably inserted through the slit of the vent cover. The first and second legs of the clip are positioned and conf...