ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,830, issued on April 29.
"Pocket door guide" was invented by Daniel Barker (Pickerington, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pocket door guide having a first arm for extending into a pocket slot and seating against an inner side of a wall component that defines a side of the pocket slot and a second arm connected to and extending transversely from the first arm for seating against an end of the wall component. The arms are connected together to form an apex. A roller assembly having a roller is mounted to the second arm and protrudes, or is adjustable to protrude, beyond the apex. The roller assembly includes a roller base having a...