ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,571, issued on June 23.

"Glove" was invented by Scott Baker (Sherman Oaks, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glove comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, finger sheaths, and a thumb sheath. The glove configured for ease of entry as well as to prevent the finger sheaths from moving into a linear extended position, while allowing the finger sheaths to be in a curved position or a clenched position."

The patent was filed on March 1, 2023, under Application No. 18/116,261.

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