ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,058, issued on July 8, was assigned to BIG TIME INVESTMENT LLC (Southfield, Mich.).

"Building assembly system and associated method" was invented by Joseph Michael Benvenuto (Monroe, Mich.), Stephen T. Houston (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and Bridget C. Joseph (Farmington Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A building assembly system for fabricating a multi-story building is described, wherein the building includes a vertical support core arranged on a base. Lift jacks are arranged between a top portion and a bottom portion of the vertical support core, and a reusable bridle is suspended from the plurality of lift jacks and slidab...