ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,953, issued on April 21, was assigned to Jiaxing Packdrop Luggage Technology Co. Ltd. (Jiaxing, China).

"Multifunctional suitcase" was invented by Tan Feng (Jiaxing, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional suitcase is provided, including a case body, a case top cover, a telescopic pull rod and a movable flap. The case body includes a top surface, a front side surface and a rear side surface. The case top cover is connected to the top surface through a connecting structure and covers at least a side of the top surface facing toward the front side surface. The telescopic pull rod is disposed on the rear side surface and...