US Patent Issued to BlueScope Buildings North America on March 31 for "Modified purlin clip and key slotted purlin system" (Missouri Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,458, issued on March 31, was assigned to BlueScope Buildings North America Inc. (Kansas City, Mo.).

"Modified purlin clip and key slotted purlin system" was invented by Richard Grabmeier (Kansas City, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for assembling continuous overlapping purlins into position upon a plurality of roof beams without having to remove fasteners securing a first installed purlin into position. The system includes a purlin clip with a lower flange and an upper flange. The second purlin overlapping the first purlin, the first and second purlins each comprising first and second longitudinally disposed ends and at...