ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,229, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to DONGGUAN POLYFILM PLASTIC PRODUCS COMPANY Ltd. (Dong Guan City, China).
"Artificial tree and retractable bracket thereof" was invented by Hylke Pas (Dong Guan City, China) and Song Yu Hu (Dong Guan City, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an artificial tree and a retractable bracket connected to a support device, which includes a fixed rod and a retractable rod. The fixed rod is connected to the support device. The retractable rod is movably connected to the fixed rod and capable of being fixed relative to the fixed rod in any desired position, such that a fi...