ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,180, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to InPro Corp. (Muskego, Wis.).
"Expansion joint assembly" was invented by David R. Gebhardt (Milwaukee) and George M. Fisher (Waukesha, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of an expansion joint are provided. The expansion joint is configured to cover a gap between a first architectural surface and a second architectural surface. The expansion joint includes a panel, subframe, first mounting joint, and a second mounting joint. The second mounting joint includes a coupling member, mounting frame, and clamping arm, each, respectively, being continuous and integrally formed components. Th...