ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,194, issued on April 8.

"Relocatable habitat unit simulating a real building structure" was invented by Stuart C. Segall (La Jolla, Calif.) and Kit Lavell (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A field-deployable construction set for the assembly of a Relocatable Habitat Unit (RHU) and associated panels, used for simulating real world environments without costly construction expenses. The various panels, supports, and accessories used to construct an RHU may be interchangeable and readily modified in the field with minimal tools, further providing significant options for reconfiguration of floor, ceiling, and wall panels without h...