ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,627, issued on May 20.
"Self-registering, -squaring, and -supporting mount apparatus and method" was invented by Kirk Partridge (North Salt Lake, Utah), Todd Vought (North Salt Lake, Utah) and Travis Vought (North Salt Lake, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anchor for components of a lightning protection system may rely on a bonding agent, such as an adhesive, needing time for curing, drying, or otherwise setting (increasing in adhesion, strength, mechanical stability, or any combination thereof) by remaining in place while setting. The anchor may be suspended by a lip extending horizontally past an edge (plane of intersection ...