ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,913, issued on April 7, was assigned to Morph Bricks Ltd (Lewes, Great Britain).

"Modular furnishing block" was invented by Harvey Banner (Lewes, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular furnishing block is engageable with another such block to create a modular furnishing block assembly. The block comprises a perimeter wall with a raised first formation on one surface and a recessed second formation on the opposite surface. When two blocks engage, the perimeter walls abut each other. The width of the first formation along the perimeter wall reduces as it rises from the surface, while the width of the second formation re...