ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,040, issued on Oct. 28.
"Adaptable structural mount" was invented by Michelle Lee Debroux-Vincil (Oak Park, Mich.) and William Brian Vincil (Oak Park, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structural mount is used for attaching devices to a gutter. The mount includes a gutter engaging portion and a device engaging portion. The gutter engaging portion including two gutter mounts. The gutter mounts include a spiral hook and a stabilizer. The spiral hook extends above a gutter lip and into a gutter channel such that a proximal point of the spiral hook is positioned against an inner surface of a front wall of the gutter, and the stabili...