# US 11,306,485 B2 · Modular building construction system and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,306,485 B2 - Document ID: US11306485B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/857,378 - Filed: 2020-04-24 - Published: 2020-08-06 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-19 - Applicants: George A. Clemens - Inventors: George A. Clemens - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11306485B2 ## CPC - E04F 13/08: composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements, (E04F13/072 takes precedence; borders, skirtings E04F19/02; {of webs or fabrics E04F13/002; fixing strips E04F19/06; separate provisional spacers between adjacent tiles E04F21/0092; implements or means for setting tiles E04F21/18}) - E04B 1/625: {Sheets or foils allowing passage of water vapor but impervious to liquid water; house wraps} - E04B 2/56: {Load-bearing} walls of framework or pillarwork; Walls incorporating load-bearing elongated members (E04B2/74, E04B2/88 take precedence; pillars E04C3/30) - E04B 2/58: with elongated members of metal - E04F 13/0875: {having a basic insulating layer and at least one covering layer} - E04F 13/0889: {characterised by the joints between neighbouring elements, e.g. with joint fillings or with tongue and groove connections} - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) ## Abstract A building construction system of includes a prefinished exterior weather-tight insulating skin (panel), a cavity and structural zone where electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, data/audio systems can run freely and be modified, and a prefinished interior wall panel which is easily removable allowing access to the cavity and structural zone. The exterior and interior panels are mounted to structural components and create the cavity therebetween. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An interior partition wall structure comprising: a first wall panel having a finished surface; a first vertical support having first and second ends, the first vertical support being securable to a horizontal surface of an associated building; a first partition divider secured to the first vertical support, the first partition divider having a first outer surface on at least one side thereof and at least one rabbet adjacent the first outer surface, the at least one rabbet including a recessed wall panel support surface; wherein a first edge of the first wall panel is mounted to the wall panel support surface such that the finished surface of the first wall panel and the first outer surface of the first partition divider form a portion of a first finished wall surface of the interior partition wall structure; and wherein the first edge of the first wall panel is received in the rabbet to provide a generally flush transition between the first wall panel and the first outer surface of the first partition divider. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The interior partition wall structure of claim 1, further comprising a second vertical support having first and second ends, the first vertical support being securable to a horizontal surface of an associated building in spaced relation to the first vertical support; and a second partition divider secured to the second vertical support, the second partition divider having a first outer surface on at least one side thereof and a first rabbet adjacent the first outer surface, the first rabbet including a recessed wall panel support surface; wherein a second edge of the first wall panel is mounted to the wall panel support surface of the second partition divider such that the finished surface of the first wall panel and the first outer surfaces of the first and second partition dividers form a portion of the first finished wall surface of the interior partition wall structure; and wherein the second edge of the first wall panel is received in the rabbet of the second partition divider to provide a generally flush transition between the first wall panel and the first outer surface of the second partition divider. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The interior partition wall structure of claim 2, wherein the first and second partition dividers each have a second outer surface opposite the first outer surface, a second rabbet adjacent the second outer surface, the second rabbet including a recessed wall panel support surface; and further comprising a second wall panel having a finished surface, the second wall panel having first and second edges mounted to respective recessed wall panel support surfaces of the first and second partition dividers on an opposite side of the first and second partition dividers than the first wall panel such that the finished surface of the second wall panel and the second outer surfaces of the first and second partition dividers form a portion of a second finished wall surface of the interior partition wall structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The interior partition wall structure of claim 3, wherein the first and second wall panels are coextensive along respective widths thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The interior partition wall structure of claim 2, further comprising a third vertical support between the first and second vertical support. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The interior partition wall structure of claim 2, wherein the first vertical support has a thickness of 2.5 inches. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The interior partition wall structure of claim 6, wherein the first partition divider has a thickness of 5.5 inches. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The interior partition wall structure of claim 7, wherein first and second wall panels have a thickness of less than 1.5 inches, whereby the interior wall structure has a maximum thickness of 5.5 inches. ### Claim 9 An interior partition wall structure comprising: a first wall panel having a finished surface; a first vertical support having first and second ends, the first vertical support being securable to a horizontal surface of an associated building; a first partition divider secured to the first vertical support, the first partition divider having a first outer surface on at least one side thereof and at least one rabbet adjacent the first outer surface, the at least one rabbet including a recessed wall panel support surface; wherein a first edge of the first wall panel is mounted to the wall panel support surface such that the finished surface of the first wall panel and the first outer surface of the first partition divider form a portion of a first finished wall surface of the interior partition wall structure; a second vertical support having first and second ends, the first vertical support being securable to a horizontal surface of an associated building in spaced relation to the first vertical support; and a second partition divider secured to the second vertical support, the second partition divider having a first outer surface on at least one side thereof and a first rabbet adjacent the first outer surface, the first rabbet including a recessed wall panel support surface; wherein a second edge of the first wall panel is mounted to the wall panel support surface of the second partition divider such that the finished surface of the first wall panel and the first outer surfaces of the first and second partition dividers form a portion of the first finished wall surface of the interior partition wall structure; wherein the first and second partition dividers each have a second outer surface opposite the first outer surface, a second rabbet adjacent the second outer surface, the second rabbet including a recessed wall panel support surface; and further comprising a second wall panel having a finished surface, the second wall panel having first and second edges mounted to respective recessed wall panel support surfaces of the first and second partition dividers on an opposite side of the first and second partition dividers than the first wall panel such that the finished surface of the second wall panel and the second outer surfaces of the first and second partition dividers form a portion of a second finished wall surface of the interior partition wall structure; wherein the first and second wall panels are coextensive along respective widths thereof; and wherein the first edge of the first wall panel includes a rabbet configured to cooperate with the rabbet of the first partition divider. ### Claim 10 A method of assembling an interior partition wall structure comprising: securing a first vertical support having first and second ends to a horizontal surface of an associated building; securing a first partition divider to the first vertical support, the first partition divider having a first outer surface on at least one side thereof and at least one rabbet adjacent the first outer surface, the at least one rabbet including a recessed wall panel support surface; and securing a first wall panel having a finished surface to the first partition divider by mounting a first edge of the first wall panel to the wall panel support surface such that the finished surface of the first wall panel and the first outer surface of the first partition divider form a portion of a first finished wall surface of the interior partition wall structure; wherein the first edge of the first wall panel is received in the rabbet to provide a generally flush transition between the first wall panel and the first outer surface of the first partition divider. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: securing a second vertical support having first and second ends to the horizontal surface of the associated building in spaced relation to the first vertical support; securing a second partition divider to the second vertical support, the second partition divider having a first outer surface on at least one side thereof and a first rabbet adjacent the first outer surface, the first rabbet including a recessed wall panel support surface; mounting a second edge of the first wall panel to the wall panel support surface of the second partition divider such that the finished surface of the first wall panel and the first outer surfaces of the first and second partition dividers form a portion of the first finished wall surface of the interior partition wall structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the first and second partition dividers each have a second outer surface opposite the first outer surface, a second rabbet adjacent the second outer surface, the second rabbet including a recessed wall panel support surface, and further comprising mounting first and second edges of a second wall panel having a finished surface to respective recessed wall panel support surfaces of the first and second partition dividers on an opposite side of the first and second partition dividers than the first wall panel such that the finished surface of the second wall panel and the second outer surfaces of the first and second partition dividers form a portion of a second finished wall surface of the interior partition wall structure.