ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,149, issued on May 6, was assigned to INP PIPE PRO LLC (Seattle).

"Stud isolator with nail protection and sound abatement" was invented by Shannon Alexander Loew (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stud isolator with integrated nail protection and sound abatement, providing isolation, nail protection and sound abatement in a single device, with installation of a single product. Such an isolator includes an insertion body sized and configured for insertion into the stud bore hole. The insertion body includes a faceplate attached to the front end of the insertion body, so as to serve as a stop and attachment point to the stud, wh...