ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,237, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to E.M Tech Co. Ltd. (Gangneung-si, South Korea).
"Ceiling panel apparatus and method of manufacturing the same" was invented by Chang Gi Lee (Gangneung-si, South Korea), Young Nam Ahn (Incheon, South Korea) and Chi Joung Kim (Osan-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an eco-friendly ceiling panel apparatus mountable on the ceiling of a building, and a method of manufacturing the same, the ceiling panel apparatus including a base substantially having a rectangular plate shape and made of a first material, and one or more reinforcing members substantially having a rod shape, m...