ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,600, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Craft Pro Masonry Restorations Inc. (HulMeville, Pa.).

"System and method for maintaining a metal lintel in a masonry wall" was invented by Michael Fried (Hulmeville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for inhibiting oxidation of a metal lintel in a masonry wall. An anti-corrosion unit is built into the structure of the masonry wall above the lintel. The anti-corrosion unit has a reservoir housing that retains a volume of a protective oil. The reservoir housing releases the protective oil over time through dispensing holes in a first surface of the reservoir housing. The first...