ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,249, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to CETRES HOLDINGS LLC (Jackson, Wyo.).
"Concrete anchor bodies and plugs" was invented by Thomas M. Espinosa (Snohomish, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anchor for being embedded in concrete for attachment to a fastener to support a load comprises a plug having a main body portion extending upwardly from a base portion, the plug for being attached to a form board prior to pouring of concrete, the plug having an end portion disposed a distance from the form board; and an anchor body attached to the end portion. The plug is separable from the anchor body and removable from the concrete afte...