ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,944, issued on May 19.

"Translucent stone table" was invented by Juyeon Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A translucent stone table is disclosed. The translucent stone table includes a stone panel; a case supporting the stone panel; and a light emitting unit located within the case and configured to project light towards the stone panel to allow the stone panel to emit light."

The patent was filed on Sept. 1, 2022, under Application No. 18/699,052.

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