ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,061, issued on July 8, was assigned to Situ-Places Inc. (Santa Cruz, Calif.).
"System and method for hybrid building construction for difficult sites" was invented by Stephen W Jaycox (San Francisco) and Quentin Topping (Santa Cruz, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A building apparatus, system, and method are disclosed in which a structural core, with a minimal footprint, provide the backbone for building units that are multiples of the size of the footprint of the structural core with minimal additional support. Such units may be combined repeatedly and in various orientations to create more complex systems. The design, configur...