ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,966, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Independence Materials Group LLC (Virginia Beach, Va.).
"Apparatus for supporting overhead structure" was invented by William A. Gantt (Blair, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support apparatus having a base to support a support member which, in turn, supports a structure (e.g., a building joist, overhead structure, combinations thereof). The support apparatus may be used to provide reinforcement between a floor (e.g., ground, substrate, or the like) and the structure. The base of the support apparatus is in the form of a generally planar circular base, but may have any shape. The base may...