ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,395, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to IDEA VAULT HOLDINGS INC (Ashland, Ore.).

"Construction kit and components thereof" was invented by Howard Allen Wilson IV (Medford, Ore.) and Michael E. Munter (Ashland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A construction kit enables building of complex structures. The kit can include pole connectors, along with a series of hubs. For instance, two-point hubs, four-point hubs, eight-point hubs, five-point hubs, six-point hubs, and a clip can be the constituent parts of the kit. Some of the hubs can be flexible to provide further utility and additional angles for building. Complex structures, suc...