ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,680, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to CETRES HOLDINGS LLC (Jackson, Wyo.).
"Holder for supporting an anchor rod and anchor body" was invented by Thomas M. Espinosa (Snohomish, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holder for supporting a threaded rod for being embedded in concrete, comprising a central portion including a first opening for receiving an end portion of a threaded rod; a ring portion; arm portions connecting the central portion to the ring portion, the arm portions including respective base portions; leg portions attached to the ring portion; and the central portion extending above and below the base portions."
The pa...