ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,973, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to SAMARAEE & DANIEL INNOVATION SPECIALISTS Inc. (Comox, Canada).

"Interlocking construction blocks" was invented by Daniel Anthony Leonard Boot (Comox, Canada) and Muayad S. Dawood Al-Samaraee (Muratpasa, Turkey).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is an improvement on a previous version of an interlocking building block system for use in constructing a building wall. The improvements introduced are radii corners and chamfered edges that allow for claddings to be attached to the wall by leaving space for mechanical screws to be secured between two blocks. Furthermore, the radii co...