ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,747, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to JDSports WM LLC (Edison, N.J.).

"Pool spring wrap" was invented by Sean Wenke (Monmouth Junction, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pool cover spring can comprise a substantially rectangular member having two sides and a fastener. Various types of fasteners may be used. In some embodiments, the fastener comprises a first fastener element and a second fastener element. When the first fastener element is engaged with the second fastener element, the rectangular member forms an encircling member having a first opening on a first end of the encircling member and a second opening on a second e...