ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,396, issued on Sept. 1.
"Framing bracket" was invented by Rod Whidden (Niagara Falls, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a novel framing bracket. The framing bracket comprises a housing which in turn comprising sides which define an enclosed perimeter and first and second openings. The framing bracket also comprises at least two pairs of opposing fastening wings which extend from the opposing sides of the second opening. The first pair of opposing fastening wings extend from the first pair of opposing sides of the first opening at an angle to the side of the housing. The second pair of opposing fas...