US Patent Issued to LOUISIANA-PACIFIC on July 1 for "Dual roller applicator for seam tape" (Tennessee, Alabama Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,058, issued on July 1, was assigned to LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP. (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Dual roller applicator for seam tape" was invented by Neil Freidberg (Lebanon, Tenn.), Frank Rozenbaum (Lebanon, Tenn.) and Richard McClintock (Cullman, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A one-handed tool for use in application of seam tape or seaming tape. The device has a frame with an upper support with an ergonomic grip, with a finger guard or shield extending across the front of the grip to protect the user's fingers. A primary roller support and a secondary roller support extend downward from upper support. Each roller support comprises a pair ...