ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,295, issued on Oct. 27.

"Pick for playing guitar" was invented by Hwanku Kang (Gwangju-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pick for playing a guitar comprises a base formed entirely of a certain thickness and a finger insertion ring formed to protrude upwardly from the base. The finger insertion portion comprises a pillar portion and a cover portion. The pillar portion protrudes from a rearward side of the performance portion to an upper side of the base. The cover portion is formed extending from the thinnest part of the pillar portion."

The patent was filed on June 19, 2024, under Application No. 18/747,572.

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