ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,720, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Crayola LLC (Easton, Pa.).
"Marker pixel wicking apparatus" was invented by Anthony P. Monzo (Easton, Pa.) and Craig Skinner (Nazareth, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to a marker pixel wicking apparatus that allows a user to create dimensional pixelated art using a method of applying a colored ink marker directly onto the top white surface of a specifically designed substrate. The substrate has been molded specifically with an array of small vertical flat-topped cylinders covering nearly the entire surface."
The patent was filed on Dec. 21, 2021, under Ap...