ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,178, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Wilian Holding Co. (Des Moines, Iowa).

"Corner casting and related systems and methods for use in formwork" was invented by Andrew Gray (Ankeny, Iowa) and Adam Bauer (Des Moines, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A formwork panel system comprising corner connectors comprising a first body portion and a second body portion forming a 90deg angle, at least one opening in the first body portion, a first prong extending from the first body portion, and a second prong extending from the second body portion, wherein the corner connectors and side rails form a rigid body connected to a first panel. T...