ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,773, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Mueller International LLC (Atlanta).
"Node mounting bracket" was invented by Daryl Lee Gibson (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Mohammad Hassan Sobhani (Ontaio, Canada) and Andrew Wallace (Richmond Hill, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A node mounting bracket for mounting a monitoring node within an access chamber includes a node support portion configured to engage and support the monitoring node; a spring leg extending substantially outward from the node support portion and configured to frictionally engage an inner chamber surface of the access chamber; and a handle extending substantially upward ...