ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,209, issued on June 3, was assigned to KWIK-ZIP PTY LTD (Western Australia, Australia).

"Spacer segment and a spacer" was invented by Jason Linaker (Bunbury, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a spacer (11) and a spacer segment (13). One or more spacer segments (13) form the spacer (11). The one or more spacer segments (13) are adapted to be interconnected and fitted to/on a first surface. The spacer segment (13) comprises a first collar portion (17), a second collar portion (19), and at least one support assembly (15) extending between the first collar portion and the second collar portion. The at...