ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,725, issued on Feb. 4.
"Gripping bracket" was invented by Don Huizenga (Anoka, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the disclosure are directed to brackets, their manufacture and use, such as may involve securing siding and/or other building materials. As may be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes a front side, a back side, and a top side connecting the front side and the back side, the front, back and top sides (e.g., as a bracket) forming boundaries that bound three sides of an opening. A grip fastener is coupled to the front side and extends inward toward the opening and toward b...