ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,043, issued on July 1, was assigned to ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS LLC (Allegan, Mich.).

"Adjustable support system for a building structure and a wall structure having an adjustable support system" was invented by G. Matt Krause (Allegan, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable support system has a base bracket member, a clip member, and an outer bracket. The base bracket member has a first end wall that overlays a substrate, a body wall extending outwardly therefrom and a second end wall opposite the first end wall. The clip member has a base bracket member coupling, and a projecting arm. The base bracket member coupl...