ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,999, issued on July 1, was assigned to EVERYMAN INVESTMENTS LLC (Dallas).

"Parking lot systems" was invented by Steven Anthony Needham (Dallas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one instance, a parking lot system is presented with a first driveway in a first direction and a second driveway in a second direction opposite the first direction. The first driveway includes a first plurality of parking spaces, wherein each parking space comprises a first rectangular space to accommodate an automobile. A second rectangle is adjacent to the first rectangular space. The second driveway includes a second plurality of parking spaces, wherein each...