ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,798, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Home Depot Product Authority LLC (Atlanta).
"Multi-configurable countertop" was invented by Michele Zucca (Gallo di Petriano, Italy), Benjamin Ward (White, Ga.), Michael Chung (Ajax, Canada) and Emily Knight (Brookhaven, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A countertop system includes a first slab having a first lateral slot that is laterally obscured by a first cover, and a second slab having a second lateral slot that is laterally obscured by a second cover. The first and second covers are configured to be removed with an application of pressure, and the first slot aligns with the second slot ...