US Patent Issued to Bowling Green State University, Regents of the University of Michigan on May 26 for "Light transmitting building blocks" (Michigan, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,859, issued on May 26, was assigned to Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, Ohio) and Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

"Light transmitting building blocks" was invented by Allison Hoag (Bowling Green, Ohio) and Cathlyn Newell (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Building blocks, wall structures made therefrom, building systems made therefrom, structures made therefrom, and methods of constructing a structure therewith, are described."

The patent was filed on March 30, 2023, under Application No. 18/128,392.

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