ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,328, issued on Feb. 10.
"Configurable mounting bracket for ceiling fans and lights" was invented by Thomas Cartwright (Stuart, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An alignable single-step mechanical/electrical mounting assembly includes an interior mounting bracket that is operable to be rotationally selectively securable to the interior of the mounting cover so that an electrical device coupled to the mounting cover will be aligned with a wall or ceiling after the second half of the mechanical couple mates with the first half of the mechanical couple and the second half of the electrical couple electrically couples with the first ha...