ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,532, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Verco Decking Inc. (Phoenix).
"Modular post-tensioned shear resisting system and method of installation" was invented by Brian Hansen Bogh (Calimesa, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular post-tensioned shear system having a plurality of modular sections stacked on top of each other. Each modular section having one or more hollow structural section (HSS) members and one or more form walls. Each modular section having a post-tensioning assembly within the one or more hollow HSS members forming an HSS post-tensioning assembly. The post-tensioning assembly having two or more conduit memb...