ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,037, issued on March 18.
"Equipment providing ground cover and protection from dust and debris" was invented by Todd Novacek (Dana Point, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "New forms of towels, mats, tarps and other ground-covering sheets, and other devices, systems and methods providing protection from sand, dust, debris, and fluids are provided. In some aspects of the invention, ground covering sheets with an inherent guard, partially around a periphery of the sheets, are provided. In several embodiments, specialized ground-covering sheets are provided with reinforced, specialized sections configured to receive and hold legs, g...