ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,988, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Innovatech Systems LLC (Kanarraville, Utah).

"Temporary brace system for a structure" was invented by James Barlow (Colorado City, Ariz.) and James Harker (Colorado City, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temporary brace system includes a temporary brace having a top portion coupleable to a building structure, a bottom portion that contacts the ground, and a middle portion interposed between the top and the bottom portions. The top portion has an adapter capable of receiving numerous attachment brackets so as to be coupleable to any building structure. The middle portion of the temporary b...