ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,854, issued on May 26, was assigned to Simpson Strong-Tie Co. Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.).
"Notched moment frame connector system" was invented by Fayad Rahman (Oakland, Calif.) and Brandon Y. Chi (Oakland, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high strength moment frame connector system is used to connect beams and columns. The moment frame connector system includes a shear tab connected between the column and beam, and a pair of T-shaped connectors connected between the column and beam. Each T-shaped connector includes a first section affixed to the column and a second section affixed to upper and lower flanges of the beam. The firs...