ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,685, issued on Nov. 11.
"Seam tape tool" was invented by Curtis Taylor (Chagrin Falls, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seam tape tool configured to dispense a tape onto a top surface of a floor or surface protection material. The seam tape tool includes a frame, an optional handle connected to the rear of the frame, a tape holder rotatably connected to the frame, an application wheel connected to the frame, an optional tape guide positioned adjacent to the application wheel to maintain the position of dispensed tape relative to the application wheel, a tape cutter arrangement movably mounted to the frame, an optional cutter gui...