ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,323, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Buildz LLC (Forest City, N.C.).

"Stud straightener system and method of straightening studs of a wall structure for a modular construction unit" was invented by Mark Joseph Bellissimo (Wellington, Fla.), Stanley Clark Beard Jr. (Hendersonville, N.C.), Caleb Robert Boothe (Inman, S.C.) and Robert James Hellner (Zirconia, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stud straightener system and method of straightening studs of a wall structure for a modular construction unit. The wall structure has a wall frame including the studs and one or more sheathing panels on a top side of the wall frame. The stu...