US Patent Issued to Jianzhong Gu on Dec. 23 for "Wall system with infilled cross-laminated timber panel" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,849, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Jianzhong Gu (Kamloops, Canada).

"Wall system with infilled cross-laminated timber panel" was invented by Jianzhong Gu (Kamloops, Canada) and Hengtong Gu (Kamloops, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wall system with two columns, two beams, one infilled cross-laminated timber panel, steel angles and associated fasteners, is presented. The columns and beams form four sides of a planar frame. Each of the columns and the beams is configured to connect to a steel member with fasteners protruding inside of the planar frame to receive the infilled cross-laminated timber panel. The steel member c...