ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,581, issued on Sept. 29.
"Insulated panel connection" was invented by Jean-Pierre Gingras (Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cam lock for side-by-side tongue-and-groove interlocking panels can be arranged to work easily and effectively by using a keyed cam lock that provides proper orientation and a stop when the lock is engaged. A cam lock for side-by-side tongue-and-groove interlocking panels can be arranged to be inserted on the tongue side and act against a mid-portion of the opposed panel. An insert bracket can cover with one end at least a part of an end of a panel at a corner connection between p...