ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,509, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Insu-Built Structures Inc. (Abbotsford, Canada).

"Frame and insulation panel system" was invented by Lawrie Hooper (Abbotsford, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular form system for constructing insulated concrete walls comprises spaced apart vertical frame members which include retention structures allowing for the insertion of spaced-apart rows of insulated panels to form an internal cavity into which concrete may be poured. The retention structures may include flanges on the periphery of the frame members and plates positionable in opposition to the flanges. The insulated panels are ...