ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,958, issued on Jan. 27.

"Pocketed reusable bag holder" was invented by Liza Jones-Kanu (Croton On Hudson, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pocketed reusable bag holder, organizer, and storage apparatus and system of use thereof, configured to facilitate the easy transport, storage, and use of reusable bags conventionally employed for grocery shopping. The holder exhibits a body having a generally planar shape which is configured to roll up while containing multiple reusable bags when not in use. When needed, the body is unrolled, revealing the reusable bags which are stored in an organized fashion on a hook. The body is mountabl...