ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,559, issued on May 12, was assigned to Fukuvi USA Inc. (Huber Heights, Ohio).

"Stake clips and concrete forming systems incorporating the same" was invented by Hironori Horie (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stake clip may comprise a form board insertion plate; a compression arm comprising at least one stake anchoring position and a locking slot extending through the compression arm; a compression arm joint connecting the compression arm to the form board insertion plate, the compression arm configured to pivot about the compression arm joint through a locking slot travel arc; a locking arm comprising a locking tip and a plural...