ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,193, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to PR LICENSING B.V. (NL Vianen, Netherlands).

"System and a method for building a road" was invented by Anne Cornelis Pieter Koudstaal (Ameide, Netherlands), Simon Jorritsma (Nijkerk, Netherlands), Antonie Twan Boshove (Kloosterhaar, Netherlands) and Harm Jantinus Marcel Jager (Westerhaar, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for assembling a road comprises a plurality of plastic support structures and a plurality of road deck elements. Each of the support structures comprises a base plate and at least one column extending, or for extending, upwardly from the base plate for support...