ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,980, issued on Oct. 20.
"Credit-card-sized interdental toothpick card to carry in a wallet" was invented by Ryan Colon (Rockwall, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interdental toothpick card includes a molded, credit-card-sized body having multiple thickness regions including a recessed interior region. A plurality of interdental toothpicks are integrally formed within the recessed region, each toothpick including a grip portion and a cleaning portion. Opposing controlled-fracture retention tabs join each toothpick to the card body and permit selective separation of individual toothpicks when bent with sufficient force. The cle...