ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,772, issued on Oct. 21.
"Modular construction system for permanent formwork" was invented by Oran A. Bersano (Even Yehuda, Israel) and Eliyahu Shoshani (Pardes Hana, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular wall is a permanent external frame solution for a building. It includes outer panels and inner panels each made of high impact thermoplastic polymer, eliminates the need for removable formwork, reduces construction time and improves insulation and waterproofing. The panels join together in a locking connection by snapping or sliding an end of a first panel to an opposite end of an adjacent second panel. Reinforcing metal pi...