ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,692, issued on July 28, was assigned to INSINOORITOMISTO CM-RAKENTAJAT OY (Helsinki).

"Rail structure and balcony comprising the rail structure" was invented by Markku Katajisto (Helsinki).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The object of the invention is a rail structure and a balcony, which comprise two or more rail sections (5, 6) at an angle with respect to each other, at least some of which rail sections (5, 6) comprise a top profile (5a, 6a) a bottom profile (5b, 6b) and a wall section (7) connecting them, which wall section is fastened at its bottom edge to the bottom profile (5b, 6b) and at its top edge to the top profile (5a, 6a)....