US Patent Issued to Vermont Slate & Copper Services on March 11 for "Hybrid snow and ice retention system" (Arizona, Vermont Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,395, issued on March 11, was assigned to Vermont Slate & Copper Services Inc. (Morrisville, Vt.).

"Hybrid snow and ice retention system" was invented by Brian Stearns (Tucson, Ariz.) and Kris Michaud (Morrisville, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implementations described and claimed herein provide for modular snow and ice retention and mounting systems. In various embodiments, a bracket may comprise a mounting strap, a hybrid pad, a bracket assembly and a rod. The hybrid pad may comprise a face portion and a support portion. The face portion and the support portion may be operatively coupled together. The hybrid pad may be operat...