ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,222, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Attach Acquisition Holdco LLC (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Universal mounting structure for excavator attachments" was invented by Brutger Mrozek (Bellingham, Wash.) and Michael Howe (Bellingham, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A universal mounting structure for changing attachments on a construction machine includes first and second ear plates mounted disposed in spaced relation. The ear plates include a first and second pair portions of elongated cutout patterns. First and second collar/pin assembly each includes a pin and a pair of collars. Each collar has an eccentric bore configured to remova...