ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,322, issued on March 17, was assigned to Gramercy Products LLC (Secaucus, N.J.).

"Foldable ball throwing device, with light charging of a glow-in-the-dark ball" was invented by Daniel Troiano (Huntington, N.Y.), Louis Henry (Scarsdale, N.Y.) and Marc Sharrer (Nyack, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ball thrower includes: first and second arms and a sleeve. The first arm has a graspable handle at a first end, hinge knuckle(s) proximate to a second end; and a shaped prong. The second arm has a hinge knuckle(s) at its first end, a ball holder at its second end; and a shaped recess. The hinge knuckle(s) of the first arm pivotally c...