ALBUQUERQUE, NM, March 25, 2010 – Michael S. Rich Contractors Inc. (MSR), an Albuquerque-based commercial building contractor, has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its “soft wall” anchor.

In 2007, the parish of San Felipe de Neri Church selected MSR to renovate and restore its 250-year-old building.

During the project, MSR found the sanctuary’s 150-year-old altar was separating from the adobe wall. The parish requested the altar be fixed without compromising the existing wall. In order to avoid changes to the existing wall, MSR developed a unique solution by designing and fabricating an anchor that holds the altar to the adobe wall without the use components that would be visible to church visitors.

The new “soft wall” anchor developed by MSR uses “butterflies” to hold anchors in place, rather than a large metal plate attached with a nut.

MSR, Inc. is a licensed commercial building contractor in New Mexico and Arizona. Michael Rich founded the company in 1988.

A general commercial contractor, MSR specializes in medium-scale building projects in all phases of construction; renovations; unique and tilt-up construction; and design-build.

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