US Patent Issued to New Rule Products on Feb. 6 for "Method for installing metal roof and floor deck to a structural steel frame" (Missouri Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 7 -- United States Patent no. 11,891,809, issued on Feb. 6, was assigned to New Rule Products Inc. (St. Charles, Mo.).

"Method for installing metal roof and floor deck to a structural steel frame" was invented by Gerald D. Martin (St. Charles, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ergonomic method for transporting and installing a sheet of metal decking in a composite floor or roof structure having underlying I-beams. A carrier with a flat top surface is loaded with the next sheet of decking to be installed in the next open position on the beams. The carrier has an inclined surface and upon reaching the next open position the next sheet of decking is rested on the inclin...