ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,653, issued on April 7, was assigned to Altenloh Brinck & Co. US Inc. (Bryan, Ohio).
"Sealing wall fastener assembly" was invented by Jason R. Wigboldy (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Mitchell B. Mahler (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and David A. Boyd (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wall fastener assembly for retaining an attachment such as a girt alongside or near a wall includes an elongated shank that provides space for at least one intermediate wall layer between the girt and a supportive member such as a stud. A center bore extends through the wall fastener assembly, and may receive a fastener for securing the wall fastener ...