ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,255, issued on May 5, was assigned to DEGENKOLB ENGINEERS (San Francisco).
"Seismic wall fuse" was invented by Garrett R. Hagen (Dana Point, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more seismic wall fuses that wrap around the edge of a building wall, the seismic wall fuses having a first wall panel on one side of the wall and a second wall panel on the other side of the wall, and an edge panel along the edge of the wall connected to the first and second wall panels. Each of the first and second wall panels have: a top portion that is attached to the wall, a mid portion that deforms to absorb seismic stresses, and a bottom portion ...