ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,743,971, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Signcomp LLC (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
"Framing system for fabric signs" was invented by Jason Lamberts (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Steven J. Bursach (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A framing system for fabric signs includes a tension clip and a mandrel, which may both be used in either of two opposite orientations for securing a fabric panel to a channel frame. The tension clip has at least one leg extending away from a frame-engaging portion, the leg defining at least a portion of a longitudinal fabric-receiving channel. The frame-engaging portion has a tooth for engaging a s...