ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,015, issued on March 18.

"Chair and table furniture system with compact stowage configuration" was invented by Wendy Hanson Allen (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A furniture system that provides seating and a table top that may be stowed in-place, resulting in a compact and aesthetically pleasing appearance when stowed. The furniture system includes a table with a table top and a support base that supports the top, and one or more chairs. The chairs have top seating surfaces when the chair is in a seating orientation, and have side surfaces oriented in a direction perpendicular to the top seating surface. The side surfaces d...