ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,612, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to ZEPHYROS INC. (Romeo, Mich.).

"Connector assembly and method of making" was invented by Henry E. Richardson (Romeo, Mich.), David Edward Compeau (Romeo, Mich.), Craig Langevin (Romeo, Mich.), Joseph R. Thomas (Romeo, Mich.), Peter Cate (Romeo, Mich.) and Satindar Singh Dua (Maharashtra, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present teachings generally relate to a frame assembly comprising a connector device and a method for fabricating the same. The frame assembly comprises a member (12) and one or more connector devices (14A, 14B) coupled to and supporting opposing ends the member. Each of ...