ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,076, issued on July 22, was assigned to Ervin Innovations LLC (Spokane Valley, Wash.).

"Alignment tool for trim" was invented by Dylan Scott Ervin (Spokane Valley, Wash.) and Zachary G. Ervin (Spokane Valley, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a body having a front and a back, one or more first passages extending through the body, between the front and the back, a channel extending through the body, between the front and the back, a level disposed to be visible from the front of the body, and a protrusion extending from the back of the body."

The patent was filed on July 6, 2022, under Application No. 17/858,353....