ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,411, issued on June 10, was assigned to FERPLAST S.P.A. (Castelgomberto, Italy).
"Modular frame expandable to form a pet's cage" was invented by Nicola Vaccari (Castelgomberto, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular frame expandable to form a pet's cage comprises a plurality of modules each of which comprises a substantially quadrangular vertical wall, said modules being arranged adjacently to each other to define the outer shape of the cage, and wherein each vertical edge of each module comprises connecting elements adapted to allow the connection and retention of each vertical wall of a module to a vertical wall of another ...