ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,525, issued on June 17, was assigned to Hohmann & Barnard Inc. (Hauppauge, N.Y.).
"Dual-sided mounting bracket" was invented by Robert Lopez (Queens, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dual-sided mounting bracket for a facade support system includes an L-shaped member having a baseplate for securing to a wall structure and a leg extending from and transverse to the baseplate. The leg defines inside and outside surfaces and a plane. The leg has first and second clips formed therein on opposing sides of a height centerline and extending opposite directions from the leg plane. The clips each define an angled opening at free ends ther...