ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. RE50,701, issued on Dec. 16.
"Table tennis top and material" was invented by Gaelan Mullins (Columbus, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A table tennis apparatus including a table top made out of a fiberglass reinforced structural material (FRSM). The table tennis apparatus includes a pair of tables. Each table includes a table top having a three-layered composite panel made up of FRSM. The table top receives aluminum plates at its sides. Further, the table top receives mounting brackets at its bottom surface. The mounting brackets include male members that extend perpendicularly to the mounting brackets and fold over the mounting bracket...