ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,697, issued on July 28, was assigned to Fiber Frame Inc. (Airdrie, Canada).
"Fiber-reinforced polymer wall framing system" was invented by Kyle Smith (Calgary, Canada) and Clinton Harrowing (Airdrie, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fiber-reinforced polymer wall system includes a plurality of wall framing components and joint components that can be assembled into a wall frame. The wall framing components can include stud members, rail members, and header members. The joint components can include joints of three different configurations for attaching the framing components to constructed a desired wall frame."
The patent was f...