ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,350, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Directed Alloy Solutions LLC (Loveland, Colo.).
"Self-defense device" was invented by Christian Van Den Heuvel Jr. (Santa Barbara, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-defense device having a handle, a spool and a line. One end of the line is secured to the handle while the other end of the line is secured to the spool. As assembled, the line is coiled around the spool and the spool is inserted through an opening of the handle. One end of the spool is sized to abut the handle while the other end of the spool is sized and configured extend within the opening and be releasably secured the...