ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,280, issued on June 2, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN ECOPHON AB (Hyllinge, Sweden).

"Grid of profiles" was invented by Thomas Nilsson (Helsingborg, Sweden) and Maximilian Gruber (Helsingborg, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a grid of profiles with a primary profile provided with a bulb portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the primary profile, a secondary profile comprising a connector at an end of the secondary profile, and a connection clip comprising a base portion configured for mounting to the bulb portion of the primary profile and a projecting flange provided with an opening, th...