ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,423,488, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Best Apps LLC (Miami Beach, Fla.).

"Computer aided systems and methods for creating custom products" was invented by Michael Bowen (Los Angeles), Payton Breck Arriaga (Los Angeles) and Linden D. Nelson (Miami Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-aided design (CAD) system enables physical articles to be customized via printing or embroidering and enables digital content to be customized and electronically shared. A CAD user interface may be generated that includes an image of a model of an article of manufacture and a customizable template. The customizable template may includ...