ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,900, issued on April 7.

"Silicone ring" was invented by Lilia Friedman (Livadia, Cyprus).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular finger ring assembly is provided. The ring assembly includes a circular band portion adapted to encircle a human finger. The band portion includes a notched portion located at its top. The ring assembly includes a metallic component configured to removably engage to the notched portion of the band portion. The metallic component includes a top wall, a pair of side walls, and a pair of horizontally extending flaps extending inward from the bottom of the side walls, forming a retaining space for receiving the...