ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,674, issued on Sept. 2.
"Frame arrangement for wood framed buildings" was invented by Kyle Tompane (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of constructing a frame of a wood frame building structure is shown and described. The method entails fabricating modules establishing nominally flat structural platforms for expediting assembly of floors, walls, ceilings, and a roof. These modules provide structural frames enabling appropriate finishing materials to be affixed thereto. The finishing materials provide continuous, flat surfaces, with exceptions for penetrations. The method includes assembling the modules such that a long...