ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,703, issued on June 23, was assigned to Builders FirstSource Inc. (Irving, Texas).

"Systems, apparatus, and methods of adjustably building rebar structure" was invented by Shane Christopher Dittrich (Nampa, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Feed segments within an adjustable feed matrix may be vertically adjusted, horizontally adjusted, and adjusted for rebar thickness. The adjustable feed matrix may be used in rebar structure building. A feed column may include a plurality of feed segments. Each feed segment may include a feed input and a feed output connected by a feed cavity. The feed cavity can include a feed mechanism and/or ...