ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,599, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Lemonwood Inc. (Tucson, Ariz.).
"Apparatus and method for managing craft supplies" was invented by Colm Keeney (Tucson, Ariz.) and Veronica Van (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A yarn minder includes a substantially circular base and a connectable spindle. The spindle is substantially flat and is somewhat anchor-shaped, including a head, a shaft, and two arms. The spindle can be inserted through a slot in the circular base and the arms of the spindle will catch on the bottom of the circular base, thereby connecting the spindle to the circular base. With the spindle in place, a craf...