ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,150, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to CETRES HOLDINGS LLC (Jackson, Wyo.).
"Hold down system and building using the same" was invented by Thomas M. Espinosa (Snohomish, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A building includes a stud wall including a first bottom plate; a foundation; a tie rod operably anchored in the foundation and extending through the first bottom plate within the stud wall; a first bridge member disposed on the first bottom plate, the first bridge member having an opening through which the tie rod extends; a pair of spaced apart reinforcement studs; and the pair of spaced apart reinforcement studs including bo...