ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,958, issued on June 3.
"Shoe accessory and related system, kit, and method of use" was invented by Randy Hermiller (Ottawa, Ohio) and Jessica Hermiller (Ottawa, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe accessory is provided that can be removably attached to a polygonal hole of a shoe. The shoe accessory may include an outer flange having a first length, an inner flange having a second length greater than the first length, and a connecting portion spacing the outer flange from the inner flange. The connecting portion may have a polygonal cross-section. The inner flange may be configured to be inserted through the polygonal hole. The ...