ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,870, issued on Oct. 27.
"Device and method for creating artistic designs" was invented by Lisa J. Croner (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and method for creating artistic designs through controlled fluid dynamic interactions is disclosed. In exemplary embodiments, the device comprises a first transparent or translucent plate member and at least a second plate member, with an interior region to retain fluid media, marking substances, and/or a fluid-particle mixture within an interior region between the plates when in a closed configuration. The method involves positioning the plates in an open configuration, introduc...