ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,246, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Acufloor LLC (North Richland Hills, Texas).
"Leveling clip and tile leveling device for use of same" was invented by Clinton D. Bunch (Keller, Texas) and Joshua A. Bunch (Keller, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leveling clip and tile leveling device for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the leveling clip includes a body defining an opening that is configured to accept a wedge device thereat. Tapered legs extend from the body and join a base at a base to body coupling. The base extends to a front and a rear of the body. The base to body coupling includes a frangible breaka...