ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,631, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to KMH INDUSTRIES INC. (Thunder Bay, Canada).

"Method and apparatus for door frame installation" was invented by Marko Seppanen (Thunder Bay, Canada), William Brown (Thunder Bay, Canada), Brad Ruhl (Thunder Bay, Canada) and Zakari Seppanen (Thunder Bay, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door framing assembly comprises trim pieces for overlying a wall to conceal a rough opening. The trim pieces are held together using a plurality of brackets positioned along an axis of the trim pieces. The brackets hold the trim pieces in opposed, spaced apart relationship. The brackets have holes for securin...