ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,507, issued on Oct. 6.

"Joint protection device" was invented by Hongtao Yuan (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a joint protection device, comprising a joint protection body that matches a shape of a joint. The joint protection body is a hollow housing having an opened bottom and comprises a front supporting portion and side supporting portions providing supports for the joint. A notch is provided in a portion of the joint protection body, which is close to a joint movement area. The notch divides the joint protection body into a plurality of joint pieces, adjacent joint pieces are connect...