ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,048, issued on July 8, was assigned to ASC Engineered Solutions LLC (Oak Brook, Ill.).

"Trapeze hanger brace assembly" was invented by Jordan Cameron Belen (West Warwick, R.I.), Gregory Nicholas Stagliano Ohnemus (Providence, R.I.) and Gregory Joseph Shaughnessy (Redlands, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brace assembly can include a structural member including a sidewall; and a bracket including a baseplate defining a slot extending from an open end to a closed end, the baseplate defining at least one baseplate hinge hole at the open end; a clamp including a jaw member and a tightening member, the jaw member and the tightening...