ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,641, issued on July 14, was assigned to Buckingham Manufacturing Co. Inc. (Binghamton, N.Y.).
"D-ring with multiple openings" was invented by Deforest C Canfield (Oxford, N.Y.) and Jason Novak (Goreville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A D-ring, comprising a body having a first surface and a second surface and a plurality of apertures formed through first and second surfaces. The D-ring comprises two or more separate rated apertures for receiving a device or a connector to a device. A first aperture is formed through the first and second surfaces and positioned on the distal portion of the body. A second aperture is formed throu...