ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,223, issued on Jan. 20.
"Acoustic material frame and method" was invented by Kelly B. Mckenna (North Oaks, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermoplastic frame for holding acoustical material has extruded square plastic tubing that is inserted or snap-fit onto corner connectors and T-connectors to make an enclosure that houses and compresses the acoustic material. During assembly of the frame, the acoustic material is inserted in the open side of a secondary frame assembly and enclosed and compressed with a cap assembly snap-fit onto the secondary frame assembly."
The patent was filed on Sept. 11, 2023, under Application No. 1...