ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,281, issued on July 22, was assigned to SOFEC INC. (Houston).
"Chain braces and processes for using same" was invented by Quoc Anh Dang (Cypress, Texas), Steven Edward Eskridge (Waller, Texas) and Amir H. Izadparast (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chain brace for restricting relative movement between first, second, and third serially connected links of a chain. The chain brace can include a wedge block defining a bore at least partially therethrough, first and second outer blocks, a capture frame that can include a reaction plate that can define a bore therethrough, and a tension member. The capture frame can be configured ...