ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,873, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Jalco Industry Co. Ltd. (Huatan Township, Taiwan).

"Adjustable connector for connecting a mudguard to a bicycle" was invented by Han-Tsung Chen (Huatan Township, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable connector includes a support unit and a connection unit. The support unit includes a strut and an adjusting element. The strut includes an upper section attached to a mudguard and a lower section made with a longitudinal screw hole. The adjusting element includes a threaded section movably inserted in the longitudinal screw hole. The connection unit includes a socket, a fastener and a s...