ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,957, issued on June 23, was assigned to ORNAMENTAL MOTIONS DESIGN AND CONSULTING Corp. (Baton Rouge, La.).
"Christmas tree" was invented by Shawn Cooper (Baton Rouge, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a base support, a structure extending from the base support, wherein the structure includes a substantially hollow interior portion and an outer surface located opposite the substantially hollow interior portion, and an air circulation device located within the substantially hollow interior portion of the structure. The apparatus may include a plurality of ornaments located on the outer surfac...