ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,751, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to House of Atlas LLC (Evanston, Ill.).

"Mounting bracket" was invented by Jason Moss (Libertyville, Ill.) and Matthew Berman (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting bracket is provided for attachment to a mounting surface. The mounting bracket has a body having a first surface and an opposite second surface and a first end and a second end. The second surface is profiled to engage a mounting surface. The body defines a first mounting hole extending obliquely through the body relative to the second surface from the first surface to the second surface, the first mounting hole extending i...