ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,118, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to COMPTOIR DU BATIMENT NV (Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Belgium).
"System for attaching panels to a wall" was invented by Bobby O'Neill (Glenmore, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is related to an attachment system comprising one or more panels provided with pairs of mutually parallel grooves through the back surface of the panels, a plurality of support profiles and a plurality of support brackets. The support profiles comprise a portion having an L-shaped section comprising a first leg portion and a second leg portion, so that the support profiles may be attached vertically to a wall...