ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,124, issued on June 3, was assigned to NUCOR Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Insulated roof systems, support members thereof, and method of installing" was invented by Brian K. Cluck (Lebanon, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Support members for a roof system are provided to allow for positioning panels of a roof apart from building members so that building components, such as insulation may be placed between the roof panels and the building members. The support members may be utilized in new buildings or to retrofit existing buildings. Each of the support members may comprise a single support member that has a base portion operatively ...