ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,664, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to ConXtech Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.).
"Method and apparatus for precision manufacturing of moment connection assemblies" was invented by Maxwell C. Simmons (Hayward, Calif.), John S. Boyd (Tiburon, Calif.), Kevin Marek (Hayward, Calif.), Eric Bellman (Hayward, Calif.) and Robert J. Simmons (Hayward, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for connecting collar components to an elongate member is disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame structure having a central opening that is configured to receive an elongate member and that includes at least a first gripping station and a second gr...