ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,823, issued on Oct. 28.

"Precursors for impaling clips and impaling clips formed therefrom for mounting acoustic panels onto structural components" was invented by Kenneth Huber (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A precursor to form an impaling clip, and an impaling clip formed therefrom. The impaling clip is configured for mounting an acoustic panel on a structural component, e.g., a wall stud, of a building. The impaling clip includes a base member from which a pair of prongs project upward perpendicular to the plane of the base member. The base member includes at least one hole for receipt of a fastener, e.g., a screw, to fix...