ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,430,827, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Best Apps LLC (Miami Beach, Fla.).

"Systems and methods for collaborative creation of custom products" was invented by Michael Bowen (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-aided design system enables physical articles to be customized via printing or embroidering and enables digital content to be customized and electronically shared. A user interface may be generated that includes an image of a model of an article of manufacture and user customizable design areas. Customization permissions associated with a selected design area are accessed. User provided content to be used in...