ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,025, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"Inner glove" was invented by Daisaku Nagaike (Dalton, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inner glove configured such that a chemical warmer is attachable in a position facing the back of a hand. The inner glove is configured for wearing under an outer glove, wherein the inner glove includes a body portion that is seamless in a circumferential direction of the hand, the body portion includes an opening in which a wrist may be inserted, an opening in which a thumb may be inserted, and at least two openings in which fingers other than the thumb...