ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,663, issued on April 7, was assigned to ACS Stainless Steel Fixings Ltd. (Leeds, Great Britain).

"Prefabricated frames for masonry slips" was invented by Matthew Freeman (Leeds, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a system of providing a facade wall for a building. In particular, the disclosure presents a series of frames and frameworks which are adapted to integrate with a number of different designs of masonry slips. These masonry slips are parts of bricks, or other building items and the like, which by means of appropriately placed slots can integrate and be held by lips and extensions on...