ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,238, issued on July 29, was assigned to CREATIVE PLASTIC CONCEPTS LLC (Sycamore, Ohio).

"Shelving components tree system and method" was invented by Jacob H. Whitta (Bluffton, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Articles of manufacture, systems, and methods for arranging and securing a plurality of components used to assemble a product are provided. A component tree may include a plurality of components. The plurality of components may include an interlocking tee, a top cap, an adjustable foot, a foot adjuster and a wall bracket. A plurality of connecting means configured to couple each component of the plurality of components to an ...