ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,240, issued on Feb. 17.
"Support assembly for a building material" was invented by Craig Rogers (Gurnee, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support assembly for a building material includes a mounting portion configured to selectively mount the support assembly to a wall frame. A support platform is coupled to the mounting portion. The support platform has a support surface configured to support the building material. A lift mechanism including a rack is coupled to the support platform. A worm gear is operably coupled to the rack and rotatably coupled to the mounting portion. The lift mechanism is configured to selectively raise a...