US Patent Issued on May 27 for "Bracket assembly including a fiber reinforced polymer bracket having a backer and method of use thereof" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,801, issued on May 27.

"Bracket assembly including a fiber reinforced polymer bracket having a backer and method of use thereof" was invented by G. Matt Krause (Allegan, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bracket assembly comprising a bracket member, and a backer. The bracket member comprises a plurality of fibers contained within a resin matrix. The at least one bracket member includes a body wall and at least one end wall oriented one of oblique and perpendicular to the body wall along at a first end thereof. The bracket member defines a bracket member stiffness. The backer is positioned over a portion of at least one of an inn...