ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,678, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Tramec LLC (Shawnee, Kan.).

"Clamp assembly" was invented by Craig Herweyer (Holland, Mich.), Chris Kline (Allendale, Mich.), Kevin Cornelius (Lees Summit, Mo.) and Jeffrey McKeown (Wake Forest, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for a clamp assembly including a clamp having a first body extending between an attachment end and a hinged end. The first body includes a set of apertures and defines at least a portion of the attachment end. A second body includes a second aperture and defines a remaining portion of the attachment end, the second body is hingedly connected to...