ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,245, issued on Jan. 13.
"Panel fastening system" was invented by William Ryan Grepper (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastening system for fixing a panel with a support structure that has an opening with a waist includes a clip having an upper section and a lower section. The upper section includes two or more resilient arms projecting upwardly and outwardly to define a deflection space therebetween. An aperture formed in the panel is adapted to receive the lower section of the clip. The opening in the support structure is adapted to receive the upper section of the clip. As such, with the lower section of the clip e...