ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,111, issued on May 27, was assigned to Altenloh Brinck & Co. US Inc. (Bryan, Ohio).
"Wall system fastener with seal member" was invented by Jason R. Wigboldy (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Mitchell B. Mahler (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wall fastener assembly for use with a building wall system, with the wall fastener assembly including a fastener and an elongated, semi-rigid seal member. The fastener includes a shaft and a head, with the fastener configured to be secured to the wall system. The seal member includes opposed first and second ends, and a center bore that extends along the length of the seal member a...