ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,716, issued on March 31.

"Arm-mounted breastfeeding cover" was invented by Katherine Elaine Anderson (Longmont, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breastfeeding screen may include a foldable screen having: at least three radial arms, each radial arm having a first aperture formed at a first end, a support structure comprising (a) two orthogonal lugs having aligned second apertures, a first pivot pin passing between the aligned second apertures and through each of the first apertures of the at least three radial arms to allow the at least three radial arms to rotate around the first pivot pin; and a material coupled to the at lea...