ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,354, issued on June 2, was assigned to Inter IKEA Systems B.V. (Netherlands).

"Rail mounting system for furniture" was invented by David Zeberg (Kyrkhult, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extendable wall rail system may include a first rail member, a second rail member, and a joining member. The first and second rail members may each have a rail member first surface configured for attachment to a wall, a first retaining arrangement portion, and a second retaining arrangement portion. The joining member may include first engagement portions and second engagement portions. The joining member may be configured to releasably join ...