ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,854, issued on Nov. 11.

"Home audio wiring assembly" was invented by Brett Douglas (Karney, Neb.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A home audio wiring assembly includes a plurality of outlet boxes that is each integrated into a respective wall in a building. A plurality of wall plates is provided and each of the plurality of wall plates has a plurality of sound holes to pass sound through the wall plates. Additionally, each of the plurality of wall plates is mountable to a respective one of the plurality of outlet boxes. A plurality of speakers is each attachable to a respective wall plate to emit audible sound outwardly through the plu...