ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,778, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to JUNGLE JIM'S ACCESSORY PRODUCTS INC. (Louisville, Ky.).
"Framing system for a construction set" was invented by James Thomas Hafendorfer (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A framing system for a construction set comprising a number of interchangeable elements which can be arranged to construct a variety of three-dimensional structures, as well as individual, stand-alone floors, which in turn are adapted to be stacked on one another. In some embodiments, the system comprises at least one central unit, a plurality of outer mid-columns, at least one tie beam corner unit, and/or at lea...