ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,901, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Tindall Corp. (Spartanburg, S.C.).
"Apparatuses and methods for constructing a concrete structure using precast concrete components" was invented by Bryant Zavitz (Dunwoody, Ga.), Kevin Kirkley (Dunwoody, Ga.) and Chris Detleve Sigmon (Decatur, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations include a structure. The structure includes a precast concrete column cap having a first side surface, a second side surface opposite and spaced apart from the first side surface. The structure includes a bottom surface, and a top surface opposite and spaced apart from the bottom surface. The pre...