US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on July 1 for "Edge protection system-floating cover plate on intersection" (Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,042, issued on July 1, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Edge protection system-floating cover plate on intersection" was invented by Greg Stephen Mason (Brisbane, Australia) and Ryan Rogers (Brisbane, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An edge protection system including a first expandable armoured joint to protect a first joint extending in a first direction, a second expandable armoured joint to protect a second joint extending in a second direction and an intersection module including a cover plate located at an intersection of the first expandable armoured joint and the second expandable armoured j...