ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,430, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to GIANT MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Taichung, Taiwan).

"Grip structure" was invented by Chia-Wei Lin (Taichung, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grip structure includes an inner tube, a cushioning layer, a gripping layer and a locking component. The cushioning layer is connected to an outer surface of the inner tube. The gripping layer is connected to an outer surface of the cushioning layer. The locking component is disposed at one end of the grip structure and is connected to the inner tube. The locking component is configured to connect the grip structure to an external device. A section of...