ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,423, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to IMOTAK LLC (Sandy, Utah).

"Bracket for interconnecting the terminal end of deck boards and related methods" was invented by Thomas F. Wheatley (Sandy, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bracket for interconnecting the terminal ends of boards includes a shelf member having a top face and an opposing bottom face that each extend between a first end and an opposing second end; a mounting plate having a front face and an opposing back face that each extend between an upper end and an opposing lower end, the upper end of the mounting plate projecting outward from the bottom face of the shelf member...