ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,240, issued on June 2.

"Waste picking, storage, and disposal device" was invented by Khachatur Balbabyan (Freehold, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waste picking, storage, and disposal device includes a housing, a handle, gripping elements, a pull system, and an end cap. The gripping elements are radially hinged to a lower end of the housing. The pull system moves axially within a through-hole of the housing. The pull system includes a pull lever; a hollow chamber for storing disposable bags; braces radially hinged to a lower end of the hollow chamber and connected to the gripping elements; and a bag dispenser for dispensing a d...