ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,992, issued on June 30.
"Doorknob with protective portion" was invented by Eric Hine (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present invention comprise a doorknob with a knob portion and a protective portion. A plurality of knob extrusions may extend outwards from a knob outer surface. A plurality of protective portion indentations may extend from a protective portion inner surface towards a protective portion outer surface. The protective portion may be removably or permanently configured over the knob portion whereby the plurality of knob extrusions are configured within the plurality of protective portion ind...