ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,571, issued on April 8, was assigned to Roof Goose Vent LLC (North Kingstown, R.I.).
"Exhaust vent" was invented by Jack F. King Jr. (North Kingstown, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to an exhaust vent assembly including a clamp, a sleeve, a neck, a damper in the neck, a cap attached to the neck and a collar. The exhaust vent assembly may be configured without any penetrative fasteners. The invention is further directed to a clamp for attachment to round duct and a building surface to provide strength, rigidity and support to the round duct."
The patent was filed on Sept. 21, 2023, under Applica...