ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,617, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Simpson Strong-Tie Co. Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.).
"Backing connector" was invented by Travis Clifton Melcher (Livermore, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connection between a stud and one or more separate backing members is made with separate fasteners and a backing connector. The backing connector has a planar web with first and lateral side plates extending therefrom, with the backing members attached to the first and second side plates and the web of the backing connector attached to the stud."
The patent was filed on Nov. 30, 2022, under Application No. 18/072,522.
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