ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,325, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING AND FABRICATION LLC (New Hudson, Mich.).

"Mounting apparatus for dynamically loaded structural joints" was invented by Kevin R. Kwiatkowski (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Reed Pelly (New Hudson, Mich.), Aaron Ward (Charlotte, N.C.), Steven Reini (Waterford, Mich.) and Jason Kremar (Mooresville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting structure apparatus for dynamically loaded structure joints is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first member having an aperture through a first surface and communicating with a counterbore in a second surface. A second member is included...