ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,602,343, issued on April 14, was assigned to Michael O. Ryan (Lenox, Mass.).

"Material display system and method" was invented by Michael Ryan (Pittsfield, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display system having a monolithic building material having a hole therein, a structural support and a male/female connector connecting the structural support to the monolithic building material through the hole in the monolithic building material."

The patent was filed on March 21, 2024, under Application No. 18/853,911.

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