ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,868, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to AOB Products Co. (Columbia, Mo.).

"Mounting panel system" was invented by Brett Eckelkamp (Fulton, Mo.), Michael Cottrell (Ashland, Mo.), Kyle Martin (Columbia, Mo.) and Ryan Donahue (Columbia, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panel mounting system and associated components and methods. The panel mounting system includes a panel system comprising a plurality of panels. The panel mounting system also includes a plurality of panel accessories selectively mountable on the panel system at desired locations. The panel accessories can include a panel mount and an object support. The panel mountin...