ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,508, issued on June 17.
"Folding frames for building construction" was invented by Stephen Lee Lippert (Honolulu).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular frame assembly for constructing a building frame includes a deck assembly having longitudinal frame members covered by a metal deck and at least two vertical support members rotatably coupled to the deck assembly. Vertical support members have flanges and an intervening web or may alternatively be formed from hollow square or round cylindrical tubes. Vertical support members may be rotatably coupled to flat sides of the longitudinal frame members or may alternately be coupled to the...