ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,824, issued on Dec. 23.
"Tie-back rod bracket" was invented by Donald Gates (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tie-back piling system uses a bracket that is secured to a tie-back piling. The bracket has a central opening and a nut that is fixedly attached to the bracket, the opening of the nut corresponding to the bracket's opening. A tie-back rod passes through the bracket opening and threadably through the nut. The opposing end of the tie-back rod passes through a seawall and its piling such that a second nut is threadably attached to this second end. This second nut is tightened until it presses against the ...