ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,511, issued on March 18, was assigned to Crestron Electronics Inc. (Rockleigh, N.J.).

"Universal mounting bracket" was invented by Jeremiah Zimmerman (Carrolton, Texas), Michael Zamalkany (Pomona, N.Y.) and Donald Florczak (Tenafly, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting bracket holds electronic device modules having various sizes and shapes. The mounting bracket includes a mounting plate. An adjustable clamp includes a fixed part attached to the mounting plate, and a movable part that is movable to any spacing from the mounting plate within a preset range and is securable anywhere within the preset range. The adjustable cla...