ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,749,467, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Marco Martini (Alba, Italy).

"Plectrum with a three-dimensional structure" was invented by Marco Martini (Alba, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Plectrum (1) for string musical instruments, comprising a body (2) divided in an attachment portion (5), a gripping portion (6) made with a rotation along its own longitudinal axis to modify in a desired manner the sliding and release features of the string of the instrument and/or to facilitate the gripping by the user."

The patent was filed on Aug. 9, 2022, under Application No. 18/684,641.

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