ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,430, issued on Oct. 7.
"Picture frame and support system" was invented by Steven Gerald Lambert (Orange, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A picture frame apparatus includes a frame body having a front face and a rear face. An exterior backing plate is configured to sit within a rear opening of the frame body. A slit in the exterior backing plate extends widthwise between a right side of the frame body and a left side of the frame body. A blade includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is positioned in the slit and the distal end projects outward from the exterior backing plate. The blade acts as a support element...