The transparent tape industry may never be the same after the latest ingenious invention by a former resident of Loveladies, which coincidentally comes on the market in time for a special need during the holidays.

End-in-Sight Tape solves a problem as old as tape itself. Ask anyone, “How many times have you struggled with finding the end of a roll of tape when you’re wrapping holiday presents, shipping a box or packing a house?”

“Always” is a typical answer shot back to inventor Bob Bard when he asks.

For Bard, a retired aerospace engineer for the U.S. government who recently moved with his wife, Eleanor, to SeaCrest…