ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,006, issued on April 21, was assigned to CETRES HOLDINGS LLC (Jackson, Wyo.).
"Anchor for connecting to a rod" was invented by Thomas M. Espinosa (Snohomish, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anchor includes a body having a first end and a second end; the body having a side wall between the first end and the second end; the body including an axial hole extending from the first end into the body, the axial hole for receiving an end portion of a rod; and the body including a first longitudinal cutout extending into the side wall to create a first opening into a first portion of the axial hole to expose an end portion of the rod ...