ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,975, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to O'KEEFFE'S INC. (Brisbane, Calif.).

"Modular wall apparatus and method of use" was invented by William F O'Keeffe (Brisbane, Calif.) and Peter Reid (Merced, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular unit for constructing a barrier, where the modular unit can fully or partially be manufactured in a factory for transport to the location of the barrier, with the modular units having a base and at least a pair of wall panels installed on the base. The modular units are assembled into the barrier by placing the modular units side-by-side along a line or curve on a mounting surface. The modular...