US Patent Issued on Sept. 8 for "Support board for use with a puzzle or a game" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,345, issued on Sept. 8.

"Support board for use with a puzzle or a game" was invented by James B. Murphy (Toms River, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The support board for use with a puzzle or a game is an accessory used with a jigsaw puzzle. The support board for use with a puzzle or a game: a) forms a raised horizontal surface for the assembly of the jigsaw puzzle; and b) forms a structure that separates the assembled and unassembled portions of the jigsaw puzzle. The support board for use with a puzzle or a game stores the jigsaw puzzle when not in use. The support board for use with a puzzle or a game incorporates an assembly ...