ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,420, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to House of Atlas LLC (Evanston, Ill.).
"Mounting bracket" was invented by Jason Moss (Libertyville, Ill.), Alan Arthur Ford (Sturgis, Mich.) and Matthew Berman (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting bracket is provided that includes a plate having a mounting hole for attachment to a surface. The mounting bracket includes a hooking portion attached to the plate for supporting a hardware mounting component. The mounting bracket further includes a biasing member attached to the plate and biasing a tab of the biasing member to a first position for engagement with the hardware mounting com...