ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,517, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Fortress Iron LP (Garland, Texas).

"Toggle bolt connector system for hollow joist" was invented by Johnathan Horta (Dallas) and Michael J. Sawka (Garland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toggle anchor system includes a toggle anchor having a top surface with a top surface length, a bottom surface with a bottom surface length that is less than the top surface length, a threaded through hole that extends from the top surface to the bottom surface, and a pair of positioning holes that each extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. The system further includes wherein each of the resp...