US Patent Issued to PAVESTONE on April 8 for "Decorative block with load-bearing area" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,201, issued on April 8, was assigned to PAVESTONE LLC (Atlanta).

"Decorative block with load-bearing area" was invented by William H. Karau (Southlake, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A block is provided that includes a first side having a first predetermined load-bearing area and a first non-load-bearing area, the first predetermined load-bearing area having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined location. A second side having a second predetermined load-bearing area and a second non-load-bearing area, the second predetermined load-bearing area having a second predetermined size and a second predetermined location...