ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,397, issued on May 20, was assigned to RMH Tech LLC (Colorado Springs, Colo.).

"Mounting device for a metal roof" was invented by Dustin M. M. Haddock (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Jonathon Moss (Grandview, Texas) and Nikolaus Jo Holley (Colorado Springs, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting device or clamp is provided that can be secured to a roof joint without damaging the roof joint. Two roof panels can be joined at a roof joint that extends away from the roof. The clamp has a body with a slot to receive the roof joint. An insert of the clamp is rotatable relative to the body from a first position to a second position. The...