ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,355, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Post-to-beam fastener" was invented by Michael C. Dill (Elk Grove Village, Ill.), Daniel J. Stemper (Berwyn, Pa.), Brent A. Studenroth (Glenview, Ill.) and Anthony M. Versino (Buffalo Grove, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments provide a post-to-beam fastener including a head, a tip, and a threaded shank connected to the head at a first end and the tip and a second end. In various embodiments, threaded shank includes a longitudinal axis extending from the head to the tip, and the tip includes a recess operable to removably receive a...