ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,991, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to House of Atlas LLC (Evanston, Ill.).
"Mounting bracket" was invented by Jason Moss (Libertyville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting bracket is provided for attachment to a mounting surface. The mounting bracket has a body having a front surface and a rear surface that is for engagement with the mounting surface. The body has a first set of mounting holes extending from the front surface to the rear surface. Each mounting hole of the first set of mounting holes extends obliquely relative to the rear surface to direct a fastener extended therethrough into the mounting surface at an ang...