ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,233, issued on April 14, was assigned to FELLOWES INC. (Itasca, Ill.).

"Rail system for workspace with modular components" was invented by Taiwon Choi (Glenview, Ill.), Dominick Padovano (Chicago), Michael Franklin Egan (Chicago), Tai Hoon K. Matlin (Round Lake Beach, Ill.), Shawn M. Applegate (Streamwood, Ill.), James Edward Losser (St. Charles, Ill.) and John Fellowes (Wheaton, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rail system for a workspace. The system may include at least one mounting mechanism and an elongated rail. Each mounting mechanism is configured for attachment to the rail and configured for attachment to an edge of, or...