ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,452, issued on March 31, was assigned to Vector Meta Inc. (Toronto).

"Systems and methods for modular construction" was invented by Julian L. W. Bowron (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connection assembly for modular construction includes an upper junction connector coupled to an upper end of a column. The upper junction connector includes an upper end that has a planar upper surface, a recessed surface, and at least one connector sidewall extending between the upper surface and the recessed surface. The recessed surface and the at least one connector sidewall define a contiguous recessed area in the upper end that extends ...