US Patent Issued to Fortress Iron on Sept. 23 for "Deck framing system" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,719, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Fortress Iron LP (Garland, Texas).

"Deck framing system" was invented by Kevin T. Burt (Dallas), Matthew Carlyle Sherstad (Dallas), Kevin B. Flatt (Garland, Texas), Aaron Jesiolowski (Garland, Texas) and Geoff T. Luczycki (Garland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deck framing system includes a perimeter support member that has a joist support wall and a web wall extending perpendicularly from the joist support wall and an overhang wall extending perpendicularly from the web wall. First and second joist support brackets include a joist support portion and a pair of attachment wings, whe...