ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,055, issued on Feb. 3.
"Rail clips" was invented by Godfrey Molyneux (Pittsburgh).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Rail Clip Assembly A rail clip assembly is disclosed herein. The rail clip assembly, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter, comprises a base body attachable to a support surface, wherein the base body defines a cavity at an underside thereof. The base body comprises a first wall that is adjacent the rail when the base body is secured on the support surface. A depression or a recess is configured on the first wall, and a substantially horizontal slot is configured on the base body extending toward the...