ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,161, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Beyond the Grain LLC (Southwest Ranches, Fla.).
"Pocket door frame assembly" was invented by Dale Beswick (Pompano Beach, Fla.) and Kevin Cost (Pompano Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved pocket door frame for a sliding door. The frame employs a header support having an overhead track attached by T-nuts. A pair of vertical spreaders form a pocket recess entrance. A vertical stud member is attached to an end of the header support with a plurality of horizontal slats coupling the vertical spreaders to the vertical stud member. The horizontal slats are attached with even spacing...