ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,276, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to CETRES HOLDINGS LLC (Jackson, Wyo.).
"Reinforced building wall using compression rod" was invented by Thomas M. Espinosa (Snohomish, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reinforced building wall includes a first stud wall disposed above a foundation; the first stud wall including a bottom plate, a top plate and first and second vertical studs extending between the bottom plate and the top plate; a first threaded rod having a first end portion embedded in the foundation and a second end portion extending through the bottom plate; a compression rod having a first end portion operably attached t...