ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,018, issued on March 18, was assigned to Corning Research & Development Corp. (Corning, N.Y.).

"Sealing corner bracket and cabinet including corner bracket" was invented by William Julius McPhil Giraud (Azle, Texas), Brian Duane Kingsbury (Watauga, Texas) and Robert Tomasz Klak (Zdunska Wola, Poland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A corner bracket may include a structural portion including at least one relatively rigid first material, and a sealing portion including at least one relatively elastic second material. The corner bracket may also include a first receiver including a first retainer portion configured to be coupled to an en...