ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,970, issued on May 20, was assigned to MISF Holdings Inc (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.).

"Decorative tree with insertable, interchangeable branches system and method" was invented by Ira A. Falk (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fabricated decorative tree with insertable branches system is provided that includes a tree trunk configured with at least one limb stub that is configured to receive a branch. The trunk, stub, and branch all have internal supports and an external decorative skin. The stub internal support has a proximal end fixedly attached to the trunk internal support and has a stub distal end having a r...