US Patent Issued to AIL International on Dec. 16 for "Post for a sound wall and sound wall employing the same" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,742, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to AIL International Inc. (Sackville, Canada).

"Post for a sound wall and sound wall employing the same" was invented by Michael W. Wilson (Sackville, Canada) and Wayne W. Ford (Moncton, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lateral support device for stabilizing an elongate foundation post installed in a substrate. The lateral support device may include at least one engagement member for engaging the elongate foundation post. The lateral support device may also include a support plate extending from the at least one engagement member. The support plate may have a plate width greater than a post...