US Patent Issued to Fero on March 4 for "Support bracket apparatus" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,255, issued on March 4, was assigned to Fero Corp. (Edmonton, Canada).

"Support bracket apparatus" was invented by Michael Hatzinikolas (Edmonton, Canada) and Andrea Hatzinikolas (Edmonton, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly supports external masonry veneer. A bracket mounts to a load bearing wall support structure. A shelf angle has a horizontal leg that defines a shelf for the veneer, and an upstanding leg supported by mounting brackets that secure the assembly to the wall structure. The horizontal shelf is segmented. The back of the shelf angle flexes between the segments to allow the shelf angle to follow the shape...