US Patent Issued to Columbia Insurance on May 12 for "Hanger for fire separation wall" (Virginia, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,542, issued on May 12, was assigned to Columbia Insurance Co. (Omaha, Neb.).

"Hanger for fire separation wall" was invented by Steven Brekke (Lakeville, Minn.) and Mark R Rolf (Fredericksburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hanger for connecting a structural component to a wall that can have sheathing mounted thereon either before or after the hanger is connected to the wall. The hanger includes a channel-shaped portion configured to receive the structural component. An extension portion extends from the channel-shaped portion and is configured to extend through the sheathing to engage the wall at a first location. A connection ...