ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,297, issued on June 17, was assigned to Tracer Imaging LLC (Ossining, N.Y.).

"Framing system and wall pad therefor" was invented by Steven M. Spiro (Chappaqua, N.Y.) and Ryan Kelly (Scarsdale, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A repositionable frame system includes a frame component for holding an image substrate and having a rear face. The system further include a frame mount that is fixedly attached to the rear face of the frame component. The frame mount comprises a first magnetic element. The system also includes a repositionable wall pad for placement on a support surface and configured to detachably couple to the frame mount....