ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,371, issued on July 14.
"Insulating concrete form buck" was invented by Gregory R. Steffes (Beaver Dam, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulated concrete form buck has a plurality of generally rectangular buck sections. Each buck section has an inner core surrounded by a layer of foam insulation. The outer surface of the core is pre-treated with an adhesive to adhere the core to the foam insulation. Fasteners hold the buck sections together in the assembled buck. Concrete anchors threaded into the core have looped openings for receiving reinforcing bars in an insulating form concrete wall construction."
The patent was filed ...