ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,194, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Apparatus for forming a pathway joint" was invented by Greg Stephen Mason (Brisbane, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for forming a joint between concrete panels to be cast, the apparatus including an element forming a barrier having an upper section providing an upper round surface for relative rotation of the panels in a first direction and a lower section providing a lower round surface for relative rotation of the panels in a second direction opposite to the first direction."
The patent was filed on Sept. 8, 2023, under Appli...