ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,203, issued on Aug. 11.
"Insert apparatus for a retaining device" was invented by Cesar Eduardo Nunez (Miramar, Fla.), Claudio Santiago Ribeiro (Evanston, Ill.), Elliott Earl Murray (Plantation, Fla.) and Luisa A. Suzuki (Cedar Park, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insert apparatus for at least part of a retaining device includes a base member, one or more pliable retention members coupled to a first side of the base member, and one or more coupling members coupled to a second side of the base member. The retention members extend outwardly from the base member and are configured to facilitate engagement of an object irrespect...