ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,103, issued on Sept. 16.

"Fall protection anchor devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Ronald N. Roseveare Jr. (Lynchburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, and/or manufacture that is adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, preventing falls from a double-section steep pitch roof, the roof defining two substantially planar steep pitch roof portions that meet at a ridge of the roof."

The patent was filed on March 5, 2025, under Application No. 19/070,861.

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