ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,950, issued on Dec. 23.
"Fire retardant bib assembly" was invented by Glean Conerly Jr. (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fire retardant bib assembly for being wearable around a neck of a person who is smoking includes a bib being wearable around a neck of a person who is smoking and being elongated to cover a torso of the person to inhibit ash created by an article being smoked from falling onto clothing of the person. The bib comprises a flexible fabric composed of a fire resistant material. The bib has a pair of weighted members, a pair of tethers, and a pocket. The pocket is coupled to the bib and includes an open end...