ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,619, issued on June 24.
"Mass timber hanger" was invented by Paul Matthews Mosher (Athens, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structural hanger providing a means for connecting a horizontal or sloped mass timber panel to a wall with sheathing without impairing the fire resistance rating of the wall. One embodiment comprises a plurality of legs, including a first leg with a means for connecting the hanger to a mass timber panel, a second leg with a means for connecting the hanger to structural members within the wall, and a third leg connecting the first and second leg to each other and extending through the sheathing mounted to the...