ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,188, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to TINDALL Corp. (Spartanburg, S.C.).

"Devices, systems, and methods for connecting concrete structural elements" was invented by Matthew Alesch (Conley, Ga.), John Michael Romano (Conley, Ga.), Bryant Zavitz (Conley, Ga.) and Kevin Kirkley (Conley, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations include a duct coupler including a body, a first and second arm, and a first and second tooth. The body has a first end that faces a first axial direction, a second end that faces a second axial direction, and a wall. The first and second arm each have a fixed end coupled to the second end and ...