ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,988, issued on Aug. 4.
"Hairpiece stand" was invented by Sabine Barlatt (Acworth, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a vessel configured to hold one or more objects. The vessel serves as a base and is configured to have an anchoring structure that supports a rod in an upright position. The rod may have a hairpiece connected to an end of the rod. The rod may be adjustable so as to lengthen or shorten the height of the support structure to a desirable height and based on the length of hair of the wig mounted on the support structure. A support structure may be removably connected to the rod. The support structure may...