ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,771, issued on March 3, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).
"CIP metal actuated deck insert" was invented by Jack Dunning (White Plains, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cast-in-place concrete anchor assembly for installation in or on a metal decking form. The assembly incudes an anchor housing with shaft extending from a flange. The flange includes a locking member that may take the form of a female thread. The anchor housing further including an anchor sleeve or spacer. The anchor assembly also including an anchor support with a receptacle for receiving the anchor sleeve and a shaft of the anchor housing....