US Patent Issued to Buildz on Jan. 20 for "Automated systems and methods for truss assemblies in the construction of modular buildings" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,224, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Buildz LLC (Forest City, N.C.).

"Automated systems and methods for truss assemblies in the construction of modular buildings" was invented by Mark Joseph Bellissimo (Forest City, N.C.), Jason Daryl Hunsinger (Forest City, N.C.), Stanley Clark Beard Jr. (Forest City, N.C.) and Harrison Grant Meadows (Forest City, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Automated systems and methods of manufacturing truss elements for use in modular construction units can include stations, or steps, for forming angled webs, upright webs, and truss chords for use in the truss elements, transferring such angled webs, u...