ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,900, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Z-MODULAR HOLDING INC. (Chicago).
"Structural modular building connector" was invented by Julian Bowron (Toronto).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly, having an upper connector coupled to a lower connector and a gusset plate sandwiched between the upper and lower connectors. Also, disclosed is a hoistable connector assembly, a lifting frame assembly, a coupling system for modular frame units, a method for assembling a module unit using the connector assembly, and a modular frame unit and building having the connector assembly."
The patent was filed on Aug. 15, 2023, under Applic...