ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,691, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to PUNCH COLLAGE LLC (Castle Rock, Colo.).

"Mounting method and device" was invented by Jayson Hill (Castle Rock, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method and device for mounting pictures, art, and other images on a wall or other mounting surface by creating a receptacle on the back of a foamcore image or an image printed or placed on other solid core medium wherein the receptacle fits onto a mounting plate that is attached to the mounting surface."

The patent was filed on Nov. 10, 2022, under Application No. 17/984,953.

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