ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,959, issued on April 21, was assigned to Proof Products USA LLC (Columbus, Ohio).
"Card wallet" was invented by Dana Peters (Dublin, Ohio), Scott Scherpenberg (Columbus, Ohio), Robert Schilling (Dublin, Ohio) and Chet Peters (Dublin, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed toward a minimalistic card wallet similarly sized to the width and length dimensions of a credit card. The card wallet is designed interchangeably with an elastic band for expansion to provide the maximal amount of compartment space for card-like contents as well as paper currency. The card wallet is formed in a minimal profile and de...