ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,350, issued on May 5, was assigned to LEGIT INNOVATIONS LLC (Clearwater, Fla.).

"Clip for holding articles and structural assembly equipped with clip" was invented by John Peterson (Clearwater, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is directed to a clip for holding articles includes a main body having a first body portion and a second body portion mounted to undergo pivotal movement relative to the first body portion for selectively positioning the clip between an open state and a closed state. The first state of the clip is configured to allow an article to be positioned between the first and second body portions, and the ...