ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,141, issued on May 6, was assigned to ASC Engineered Solutions LLC (Oak Brook, Ill.).
"Brace pipe attachment mechanism" was invented by Bobby Lee Budziszek (Middletown, R.I.), Jordan Cameron Belen (West Warwick, R.I.) and Matthew William McNamara (Portsmouth, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brace pipe attachment mechanism includes an attachment device defining an attachment device body, the attachment device body comprising: an inner surface defining a brace pipe channel, the inner surface defining a gripping edge at least partially encircling the brace pipe channel; and a base portion, wherein a base fastener hole extends thro...