ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,871, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Apache Industrial Services Inc. (Houston).

"Modular posts of an integrated construction system" was invented by Kenneth M. Chevis (Metairie, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations described herein are directed to a modular post of an integrated construction system. In one implementation, the modular post includes a longitudinal extruded post having a first end and a second end. Each end of the longitudinal extruded post is configured to receive a post end component. The longitudinal extruded post includes a plurality of grooves cut into the longitudinal extruded post at pred...