ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,180, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to CMH Manufacturing Inc. (Maryville, Tenn.).
"Apparatus for continuous assembly of floor of manufactured building" was invented by Robert Rosenbalm (New Tazewell, Tenn.), Ryan Webster (Knoxville, Tenn.), Paige Janey (Louisville, Tenn.), Zachary Cass (Corryton, Tenn.), Tommy Pullin (Clinton, Tenn.) and Brad Jarrett (Knoxville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system is described that assembles a floor for a manufactured building in a continuous fashion. Unlike current methods in which framing and decking members are carried manually along a jig or table to the point of installation, the syst...