ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,268, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Nabholz Construction Corp. (Conway, Ark.).
"Magnetic spacer assembly for metal frame construction" was invented by Joshua Ray Stafford (Collinsville, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and method for temporarily supporting metal framing members during construction of a metal frame structure. A spacer tool has a main body portion with an outer tube and a first support plate at one end, and an extendable portion with an inner tube and a second support plate at an opposing end. The inner tube is slidably retractable and extendable within the outer tube to establish an overall separatio...