ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,713, issued on Sept. 9.
"Roll tarp system" was invented by Shayde Daniel Schmeichel (Jamestown, N.D.) and Hunter Max Schmeichel (Valley City, N.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An arm assembly for a roll tarp system includes a first arm which defines a first arm axis; a first arm extension attached to the first arm, the first arm extension defines a first arm extension axis, the first arm extension axis defines an angle with respect to the first arm extension axis between 10 to 95 degrees, the first arm extension comprises a first pivot aperture; a second arm which defines a second arm axis; a second arm extension attached to the s...