ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,251, issued on May 5.

"Structurally sound quick assembly deployable and reusable housing shelters for disaster sites" was invented by John P. Hunter (Riverhead, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Structurally sound quick assembly reusable housing shelters are assembled at disaster sites. These rapidly deployable shelters are assembled on site, and can be disassembled after their use is complete, and deployed to another disaster location. The components are built in a factory setting, so that all the tolerances can be maintained. The identical components are interchangeable. Wall and roof panels of the shelters are coated with a rugged...