ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,153, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to TUUCI WORLDWIDE LLC (Hialeah, Fla.).

"Support assembly for indoor and outdoor use" was invented by Dougan H. Clarke (Miami).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support assembly having a versatile structure capable of use with a variety of different products, devices, etc. intended for outdoor and/or indoor use such as, but not limited to, furniture, and/or umbrella or shade structures. The support assembly includes a body having a plurality of connector structures fixedly connected in outwardly extending, collectively surrounding relation thereto. The connector structures movably and removably inte...