ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,734, issued on Sept. 23.

"Drywall board" was invented by Joseph La Valle (Redding, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The PVC drywall board is configured for use in construction. The PVC drywall board is used to form a non-load bearing surface in a structure under construction. The PVC drywall board is intended to replace traditional drywall. The PVC drywall board is a flexible structure. The flexible structure of the PVC drywall board allows the PVC drywall board to be stored as a scroll before the deployment of the PVC drywall board for installation as a non-load bearing surface of the structure under construction. The PVC drywa...