ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,621, issued on June 24, was assigned to United States Gypsum Co. (Chicago).
"Structural load-bearing wall" was invented by Frank Pospisil (Oak Park, Ill.) and James M. Ullett (McHenry, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structural wall for a building is provided and includes a frame having opposing sides and a height and at least one structural panel secured to one of the sides of the frame, wherein a length of the at least one structural panel is greater than the height of the frame. An upper track is positioned over an upper end of the frame and an upper end of the at least one structural panel on each of the sides of the frame ...