ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,868, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to EPOCH COMPANY LTD. (Tokyo).

"Table toy" was invented by Kei Kamiyama (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A table toy includes a main table and two auxiliary tables. In the main table, an interval between two main table side plates is formed to gradually decrease from a center portion of each of two main table side plates in a longitudinal direction toward two main table contact plates. Each of the two auxiliary tables includes a table leg, and an interval between two auxiliary table side plates is formed to gradually decrease from an auxiliary table contact plate toward an auxiliary table end...