ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,750, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Jiayi Xiang (Ji'an, China).

"Multifunctional jigsaw puzzle board for children" was invented by Yanhua Xiao (Ji'an, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a multifunctional jigsaw puzzle board for children, including a jigsaw puzzle board body and a storage box; the jigsaw puzzle board body has an overall rectangular shape, a front of the jigsaw puzzle board body is provided with a jigsaw puzzle area for assembling jigsaw puzzle pieces, a rear of the jigsaw puzzle board body is provided with a chalkboard area for chalkboard writing, and the jigsaw puzzle board body is further provided...