ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,406, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Simpson Strong-Tie Co. Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.).
"Concealed hanger" was invented by Larry Randall Daudet (Brentwood, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector joins a beam to a joist, the connector has two members with mating portions. The mating members are provided with shoulders that engage each other and transmit gravity loads between the members and engage angled fasteners to make the connection."
The patent was filed on Jan. 25, 2021, under Application No. 17/157,894.
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