ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,298, issued on May 5, was assigned to Nicholas Powley (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Surface-top assembly" was invented by Nicholas R. Powley (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surface-top in accordance with the present disclosure includes a surface and a padding disposed vertically higher than the surface."

The patent was filed on July 10, 2024, under Application No. 18/769,115.

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