ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,642, issued on May 13, was assigned to Truly Modular Systems (Coralville, Iowa).
"Modular interlocking assembly system" was invented by Brian Bordovsky (Coralville, Iowa) and Brent Bordovsky (Siloam Springs, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system of individual components that interlock and secure to create a rigid structure using a modular system is disclosed. The modular system is further comprised of a combination individual connectors, rails, and panels. The individual components can be used to build either rectangular cuboids, cubic, non-cubic structures, and/or combinations thereof in primarily two-dimensional or three-dim...