ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,284, issued on Aug. 12.

"Door casing reinforcing system" was invented by Clay Plemmons (Candler, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The door casing reinforcing system includes a first reinforcing bracket and a second reinforcing bracket. The door casing reinforcing system may reinforce a door casing of a door to prevent an intrusive force from breaking the door casing in order to defeat a door lock that holds the door closed and/or bowing the door casing to allow the keeper to disengage. The first reinforcing bracket may couple to a wall stud in a wall that may be adjacent to the door. The second reinforcing bracket may couple to th...