ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,998, issued on June 30.

"Hand restraint system" was invented by Michael Bryan (Greenville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand restraint system includes an elongated member and three handcuffs. A first handcuff of the three handcuffs is mounted to the elongated member at a first end portion of the elongated member, a second handcuff of the three handcuffs is mounted to the elongated member at a second end portion of the elongated member, and a third handcuff of the three handcuffs mounted to the elongated member at the second end portion of the elongated member."

The patent was filed on April 23, 2024, under Application No. 1...