ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,040, issued on March 18, 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 bracket for attachment to a structure is provided that includes a base having a supporting portion and a mounting portion extending at an angle to the supporting portion. The supporting portion has an upper support surface. The mounting portion defines one or more first mounting holes sized to receive a fastener for mounting the base to a structure. The one or more first mounting holes extend upwardly at an oblique angle through t...