ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,382, issued on July 15, was assigned to Graco Minnesota Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Ground tape applicator apparatus and method" was invented by Joshua D. Roden (Dayton, Minn.), Dennis D. Kemmetmueller (Rogers, Minn.), August F. Legatt (Maple Lake, Minn.), James C. Schroeder (Ramsey, Minn.) and Michael D. Vangstad (Zimmerman, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ground tape applicator is configured to apply adhesive tape to ground surfacers. The ground tape applicator includes a plurality of rollers that guide the adhesive tape to the ground surface and apply the adhesive tape to the ground surface. The ground tape applicator includes a b...