ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,332, issued on June 2, was assigned to Crusader Fence Co. LLC (Rancho Cordova, Calif.).
"Gate apparatus and method" was invented by Martin Nathanael Boek (Orangevale, Calif.), Peter Kennedy (Auburn, Calif.), Michael Post (Roseville, Calif.) and Brayton Statham (Roseville, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gate assembly for physical and aesthetic integration into any wall or fencing solution, and an associated method of assembling the same. The gate assembly includes a gate pivotably attached to a transom via a hinge. The gate includes side members and spacing tabs that create a channel system within the gate. The channel system ...