ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,573, issued on March 4, was assigned to ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS LLC (Oak Brook, Ill.).
"Brace clamp for sway brace pipe" was invented by John Otto Deutsch (Fullerton, Calif.), Michael A. Budrow (Warwick, R.I.), Patrick Chien Chen (North Kingstown, R.I.) and Aaron Jonathon Kracke (Pawtucket, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brace clamp includes a first jaw; a second jaw pivotably coupled to the first jaw, wherein a clamp channel is defined between the first jaw and the second jaw, the clamp channel configured to receive a sway brace pipe therethrough; and a clamp fastener coupled to the first jaw; w the brace clamp is configurab...