ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,108, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to AWI Licensing LLC (Wilmington, Del.).

"Mounting hardware for ceiling system" was invented by Ryan D. Hanuschak (Lancaster, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a mounting clip comprising a mounting flange comprising a top surface opposite a bottom surface and a perimeter extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, a positioning member extending upwards from the mounting flange, a grid engagement member extending upwards from the positioning member, a first alignment tab extending downward from the mounting flange, and wherein the mounting flange comprises a keyho...