ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,467, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to APG VISION LLC (Allison Park, Pa.).
"Clamping mechanism for a ball mount" was invented by Gregory M. Donatelli (Hatboro, Pa.), Christopher C. McGeary (Gibsonia, Pa.) and Tyler William Dulaney (Greenville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamping mechanism configured to be attachable to a mounting base and to support a ball mount between the clamping mechanism and the mounting base. The clamping mechanism comprising a first-end portion configured to be attached to the mounting base, the first-end portion including a tab, a flexible section, a first bottom surface that extends in a first pla...