ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,663, issued on Sept. 8.

"Insertable index card for card sheets" was invented by Phillip Sorby (Mesa, Ariz.) and Devan Melendez (Mesa, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention pertains to an insertable index device designed for insertion into a card sheet protector with a pocket. The device comprises a main body with a top surface, a bottom surface, and a thickness between the two surfaces. The main body is defined by a long side adjacent to a short side and includes at least one first slot parallel to the short side and a second slot parallel to the long side, forming a pocket insert configured to occupy a majority of the p...