ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,782, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to JRSK Inc. (New York).

"Ultrasonic welding and related techniques for luggage" was invented by Kolette Fabbioli (Jersey City, N.J.), Joshua Lin (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) and Taylor Alexandra Bagley Armstead (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The techniques described herein relate to ultrasonic welding and related techniques for luggage. In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a luggage component is provided that includes orienting a first component adjacent to a second component, wherein a first surface of the first component adjacent a second surface of the second component comprises...