business motivation

A Clemmons man has turned a costly rodent problem into a successful business by inventing a high-tech cover to protect cars and patio furniture.”Three years ago, I had a rodent problem in my car. Cost me $25,000 to get it fixed in three months of downtime,” said Ken Huening, CEO of CoverSeal.Huening says that experience led him to invent a new kind of high-tech cover to better protect his own car.He calls it CoverSeal, which is made of polyester with a patented peripheral weight that creates even pressure around it.”It does several positive things. One of them is it keeps it from blowing off,” he said.”You’re not chasing your cover all over the neighborhood in a windstorm, and we’ve tested it up to 45 miles an hour,” he added.You can find CoverSeal on Amazon, where it sells for more than $300.Road and Track magazine listed it among the best car covers for 2024.Huening says his invention is not just for cars, noting the benefits for patio furniture and grills.”The main issue was to prevent rodents from getting into your barbecue grill. They love the barbecue after you’re done with it,” he said.”Is it waterproof? That’s an interesting question, because people have asked that, and what I’ve found with covers is that if they’re waterproof, they trap moisture underneath them,” he said.Huening says that creates mold.”Did you ever expect to become an inventor? You know, I hope everybody expects to become an inventor, because you hear about a lot of good ideas. What happens is people let them die. They don’t pursue their idea to see it into something that can be tangible, and it’s not an easy road,” he said.Road and Track lists rodent protection, quality materials, and availability in five sizes as CoverSeal’s pros.For cons, the magazine says its pricey.