ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,942, issued on May 19, was assigned to Knoll Inc. (Zeeland, Mich.).

"Channel assembly to reduce worksurface sag" was invented by Jeffrey P. Lee (Mertztown, Pa.) and Gary Bockol (Wynnewood, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A channel assembly configured to support a worksurface includes an outer channel having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The outer channel decreases in height from the first end to the second end. The channel assembly also includes an inner channel configured to be connected to the worksurface, the inner channel having a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end. The inner channel increa...