US Patent Issued to WEXFORD INNOVATIONS on July 28 for "Z-clip or furring strip with angled base for depth alignment" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,882, issued on July 28, was assigned to WEXFORD INNOVATIONS LLC (Petaluma, Calif.).

"Z-clip or furring strip with angled base for depth alignment" was invented by Patrick Doran (Petaluma, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A furring strip, or other similar element, has a back side that is angled relative to the front face. A wedge is designed to be used with the furring strip, where the wedge has an angle that matches the angle of the back side of the furring strip. Thus, the wedge can be slid under the furring strip at a desired position to angle the furring strip in its use position, while allowing the furring strip to be vertic...