ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,661, issued on April 7, was assigned to PrimeSource Building Products Inc. (Irving, Texas).

"Length adjustable railing panel with removable upright end rails" was invented by Kevin T. Burt (Dallas), Kevin B. Flatt (Garland, Texas) and Collin M. Robinson (Garland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A railing panel includes a top rail and a bottom rail disposed spaced apart from the top rail. A plurality of slats are disposed between and run parallel to the top rail and the bottom rail. A midspan support rail defines a plurality of through holes, with each through hole receiving a slat therethrough. A length adapter includes an uprig...