ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,653, issued on Sept. 8.

"Protective case for collectible cards" was invented by Ricky L. Watson Sr. (Dallas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a protective case for collectible cards and other items, which provides a solution to the problem of protecting collectable items while shipping and displaying. The core components of the invention are a case with an indent configured to secure a collectable card or other item and a flat base configured to act as a base so the protective case is able to stand on end and display the collectable card or other item, and connective hinges configured to secure the connective hi...