ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,752, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to WobbleWorks Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Modular inflatable structures" was invented by Maxwell Bogue (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) and Thomas Glick (Wilmington, Del.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular inflatable structure can be formed using inflatable members that are interconnected together at respective joints. The inflatable member can have a connector integrated therewith or be coupled to a separate connector that interconnects adjacent inflatable members. The connector can have flexible and/or rigid components. The structure can have an assembled position in which the inflatable member is ...