ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,791, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to TITAN FORMWORK SYSTEMS LLC (Tempe, Ariz.).

"Wedge for a shoring system and related methods" was invented by David L. Bacon (Tempe, Ariz.) and Cody Ives (Tempe, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to a wedge for a shoring system. The wedge can include a first side with a first engagement surface and a second side with a second engagement surface. In some examples, the first engagement surface is configured for engaging a drophead of the shoring system, and the second engagement surface is configured for engaging a shore of the shoring system. In examples, the first engag...