US Patent Issued to Columbia Insurance on Sept. 29 for "Construction connector having fastener receiver" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,577, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Columbia Insurance Co. (Omaha, Neb.).

"Construction connector having fastener receiver" was invented by Steve Brekke (Lakeville, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A construction connector that connects to a support member with a fastener has a connection element that engages the support member and a fastener receiver connected to the connection element. The fastener receiver includes a raised element and a driving element. The raised element has a proximal end portion connected to the connection element and a distal end portion disposed distally of the proximal end portion. The driving ele...