ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,299,421, issued on May 13, was assigned to Wix.com Ltd. (Tel Aviv, Israel).

"System integrating a mobile device application creation, editing and distribution system with a website design system" was invented by Tal Shalom Kol (Hod Hasharon, Israel), Noam Cocos (Tel Aviv, Israel), Noam Almog (Rehovot, Israel) and Reuven J. Sherwin (Ra'anana, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes an application generating website building system (AGWBS) for converting a website to an application (app) which operates on a mobile device. The AGWBS includes at least one database storing at least one layout option for the app and BI (busines...