ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,906, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Simpson Strong-Tie Co. Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.).
"Wrap around plates" was invented by Gregory S. Powell (Paso Robles, Calif.) and Sam Thomas Hensen (Pleasanton, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A post cover that is formed from a plurality of separate pieces that are joined together by fastenings to make the cover where each piece is formed with a facing surface, the facing surface has a plurality of outer edges, and one or more peripheral flanges depend from one or more of the outer edges."
The patent was filed on April 29, 2022, under Application No. 17/733,916.
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