ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,611, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to FELLOWES INC. (Itasca, N.Y.).
"Pre-assembled internal frame for modular wall section" was invented by Shawn M. Applegate (Streamwood, Ill.), Michael Egan (Chicago), James Edward Losser (St. Charles, Ill.) and Tai Hoon K Matlin (Round Lake Beach, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pre-assembled internal frame for a modular wall comprises a pair of vertical frame members. Each first flange of the vertical frame member has a pair of series of vertically arranged mounting openings, and each second flange has a single series. The vertical frame members are oriented to enable the frame to be arra...