ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,956, issued on Dec. 23.

"Wearable brim shaper for a ball cap" was invented by Nelson Delerme (Bronx, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable brim shaper for a ball cap includes top and bottom walls having respective rear edges, and left and right sidewalls having respective rear edges. The left sidewall merges with the top and bottom walls such that the rear edges of the left sidewall and the top and bottom walls together form a left U-shaped rear edge. The right sidewall merges with the top and bottom walls such that the rear edges of the right sidewall and the top and bottom walls together form a right U-shaped rear edge. An...