ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,406, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to BESSER COMPANY (Alpena, Mich.).
"Mold core" was invented by Zachary Thomas Adrian (Alpena, Mich.) and Todd Michael O'Neil (Alpena, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mold core (and method for making same), for a concrete product mold comprising a mold core wall shaped to extend from a mold surface into an interior of the mold, preventing concrete from filling an area of the mold interior when the mold core is installed on the mold surface, the mold core wall comprising welded-together steel wire."
The patent was filed on May 2, 2023, under Application No. 18/142,521.
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