ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,456,446, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to TURF DESIGN INC. (Gilberts, Ill.).

"Apparatus and system for dynamic high NRC acoustic locking wall tile and methods thereof" was invented by Dustin Headley (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) and Michael Egan (CHicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking dynamic high NRC acoustic baffle and/or tile and a locking dynamic high NRC ceiling and/or wall system, that includes a single piece of material folded into locking dynamic high NRC acoustic baffles and/or tiles, using locking pieces and locking mechanisms, to quickly and easily install the locking dynamic high NRC acoustic baffle and/or tile onto con...