ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,251, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Hilti AG (Schaan, Liechtenstein).
"Sealing device for edge joints and drywall" was invented by Christian Forg (Buchloe, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sealing device can be used for an edge joint between a cladding part of drywall and an adjacent floor, wall, or ceiling. The sealing device contains a one-piece base body having a carrier portion, a contact portion, and a sealing portion. The carrier portion forms a support for the circumferential side of the cladding part. The contact portion starts from the carrier portion and protrudes in a first direction angled with respect to the ...