# US 2025/0154790 A1 · Weather protection systems and methods of using them > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0154790 A1 - Document ID: US20250154790A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/943,401 - Filed: 2024-11-11 - Published: 2025-05-15 - Earliest claimed: 2023-11-11 - Assignees: University of Louisiana Lafayette - Applicants: University of Louisiana Lafayette - Inventors: Liane HANCOCK; Gabrielle HOGGARD; Parker VICE; Zackery TRAJAN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250154790A1 ## CPC - E04H 15/18: Tents having plural sectional covers, e.g. pavilions, vaulted tents, marquees, circus tents (inflatable E04H15/20); Plural tents, e.g. modular - E04H 9/14: against other dangerous influences, e.g. tornadoes, floods - E04H 15/44: collapsible, e.g. breakdown type (E04H15/42 takes precedence) - E04H 15/54: Covers of tents or canopies - E04H 15/64: Tent or canopy cover fastenings - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) ## Abstract Disclosed herein are weather protection systems that include: long side wall tarps, where the long side wall tarps are configured to cover a long side wall of a building; roof tarps, where the roof tarps are configured to cover a top of a building; short side wall tarps, where the short side wall tarps are configured to cover a short side wall of a building; extension tarps, where the extension tarps are attached to at least one short side wall tarp along its length; strap attachment members, where the strap attachment members include loops, and where the loops are disposed upon the tarps; and straps, where the straps are inserted into at least one loop. In some embodiments, the weather protection systems further include bladders, which can be filled with water and positioned around the perimeter of the building. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A weather protection system comprising: one or more long side wall tarps, wherein the one or more long side wall tarps are configured to cover a long side wall of a building, and wherein the one or more long side wall tarps are rectangular shaped tarps; one or more roof tarps, wherein one or more roof tarps are configured to cover a top of a building, and wherein the one or more roof tarps are rectangular shaped tarps; one or more short side wall tarps, wherein the one or more short side wall tarps are configured to cover a short side wall of a building; one or more extension tarps, wherein the one or more extension tarps are attached to at least one of the one or more short side wall tarps along a length of the short side wall tarps; one or more straps; one or more strap attachment members, wherein the one or more strap attachment members comprise one or more loops, and wherein the one or more loops are disposed upon the long side wall tarps, roof tarps, short side wall tarps, and extension tarps; and one or more straps, wherein the at least one strap is inserted into at least one loop. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The weather protection system of claim 1, wherein the weather protection system comprises four long side wall tarps. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The weather protection system of claim 1, wherein the weather protection system comprises four roof tarps. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The weather protection system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more short side wall tarps comprises an irregular pentagonal shaped tarp. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The weather protection system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more short side wall tarps comprises a triangular shaped tarp. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The weather protection system of claim 1, wherein the tarps comprise at least two layers of material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A weather protection system of claim 1 further comprising: one or more bladders, wherein the bladders comprise one or more tubes and one or more cap members, and wherein the bladders are configured to be positioned around the perimeter of the building. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The weather protection system of claim 4, wherein weather protection system comprises four irregular pentagonal shaped tarps. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The weather protection system of claim 5, wherein weather protection system comprises four triangular shaped tarps. ### Claim 10 A method of using a weather protection system comprising: at least partially covering a building with weather protection system, wherein the weather protection system comprises: one or more long side wall tarps, wherein the one or more long side wall tarps are configured to cover a long side wall of a building, and wherein the one or more long side wall tarps are rectangular shaped tarps; one or more roof tarps, wherein one or more roof tarps are configured to cover a top of a building, and wherein the one or more roof tarps are rectangular shaped tarps; one or more short side wall tarps, wherein the one or more short side wall tarps are configured to cover a short side wall of a building; one or more extension tarps, wherein the one or more extension tarps are attached to at least one of the one or more short side wall tarps along a length of the short side wall tarps; one or more straps; one or more strap attachment members, wherein the one or more strap attachment members comprise one or more loops, and wherein the one or more loops are disposed upon the long side wall tarps, roof tarps, short side wall tarps, and extension tarps; and one or more straps, wherein the at least one strap is inserted into at least one loop. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of using a weather protection system of claim 10, wherein the weather protection system comprises four long side wall tarps. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of using a weather protection system of claim 10, wherein the weather protection system comprises four roof tarps. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of using a weather protection system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more short side wall tarps comprises an irregular pentagonal shaped tarp. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of using a weather protection system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more short side wall tarps comprises a triangular shaped tarp. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of using a weather protection system of claim 10, wherein the tarps comprise at least two layers of material. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of using a weather protection system of claim 10, wherein the weather protection system further comprising: one or more bladders, wherein the bladders comprise one or more tubes and one or more cap members, and wherein the bladders are configured to be positioned around the perimeter of the building. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of using a weather protection system of claim 13, wherein weather protection system comprises four irregular pentagonal shaped tarps. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of using a weather protection system of claim 14, wherein weather protection system comprises four triangular shaped tarps.