ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,722, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Turf Design Inc. (Gilberts, Ill.).

"Ceiling baffle assembly" was invented by Jason T. Gillette (Chicago) and Kuan-Wen Chiu (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ceiling baffle assembly including a panel structure and at least one locking piece. The panel structure is alterable between a flat state and a folded state and forms a ceiling baffle having a top end with one or more insert locations when in the folded state. The locking piece has a top portion, a first side portion extending downwardly from the top portion, and a second side portion extending downwardly from the top portion. The...