ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,723, issued on Sept. 23.

"Ceiling system" was invented by Stephen McElwee (Toronto), Aaron McElwee (Toronto) and Jeff Walz (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspended ceiling system that is configured to provide coverage of a ceiling within a structure wherein the present invention includes a technique operable to employ a plurality of panels of alternate sizes and shapes to create a preferred design. The system includes a support grid wherein the support grid includes a multitude of support members arranged in a grid pattern. The support grid includes spaces configured to have mounted therein a plurality of first panels. Th...