ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,831, issued on June 23, was assigned to YIXIANG BLOW MOLDING FURNITURE Co. LTD. (Yuyao, China).

"Prefab modular shed" was invented by Yixiang Jiang (Yuyao, China), Jinglei Jiang (Yuyao, China) and Shangxi Jiang (Yuyao, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present subject matter discloses a prefabricated modular shed constructed from modular plastic components or panels. The modular storage shed can be installed onsite with pre-constructed modular panels. The shed features embedded seamless folding grooves such as in the door panels and the central roof panel. Furthermore, a pivotable frame bracket can encase the edge of the rotat...