US Patent Issued to Stanley Wire on July 21 for "Concrete reinforcement" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,019, issued on July 21, was assigned to Stanley Wire Ltd. (Great Britain).

"Concrete reinforcement" was invented by Christopher Ward (Sheffield, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A concrete reinforcement structure 100 for making a reinforced concrete foundation horizontal beam upright or vertical column comprises a square or rectangular helical coil 101 which is manufactured in a compacted length form and can be pulled out under tension to an extended length, secured within formwork or a trench, and supplemented with additional supporting bars or rods 102-105 prior to having concrete poured into the formwork to form a rein...