ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,312, issued on July 7, was assigned to NEWTON GROUP LTD. (Guelph, Canada).

"Method for constructing parking structures" was invented by Paul M. Aumuller (Guelph, Canada) and Edwin Newton (Guelph, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method is for constructing parking structures, each parking structure having a site and being of the type including a plurality of parking decks, each deck being defined by a plurality of steel beams supporting a plurality of cementitious panels. The method is of the type wherein each panel is manufactured by pouring concrete into a form remote from the site. The improvement comprises: transporting a ...