ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,278, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Brilliant NextGen Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.).
"Mounting device with fastener receiving structure" was invented by Aaron T. Emigh (Incline Village, Nev.) and Steven Stanek (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting device includes a panel portion, and a fastener receiving structure provided within a perimeter of the panel portion. The fastener receiving structure can include a flexure mechanism to enable at least a portion of the fastener receiving structure to flex with insertion of a fastener into the flexure mechanism that attaches the panel portion against an underlying surface."...