ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,932, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Jenwest Enterprises LLC (Bluffdale, Utah).
"Joist hanger" was invented by Mark Jensen (Bluffdale, Utah), Nathan Jensen (Eagle Mountain, Utah) and Nicholas Jensen (Bluffdale, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A joist hanger includes a mounting bracket and a joist retention member. The mounting bracket includes one or more vertical flanges, one or more horizontal flanges, and a pivot block extending in a first direction from the one or more vertical flanges. The pivot block includes one or more pivot features. The joist retention member is pivotally connected to the mounting bracket and include...