ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,230, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to House of Atlas LLC (Evanston, Ill.).
"Rod connector system and methods of use" was invented by Jason Moss (Libertyville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rod connector is provided having a body defining a first shaft portion, a second shaft portion, and a circumferential ridge projecting radially from the body between the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion. The first shaft portion is configured to engage a first rod and the second shaft portion is configured to engage the second rod. In some embodiments, the first rod and the second rod abut the circumferential ridge when the...