ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,784,715, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Rainstick Dreams LLC (Pittsburgh).

"Musical instrument and stand" was invented by Noah Rectenwald (Pittsburgh) and Jaclyn Rectenwald (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A musical instrument includes a housing having an open first end, an open second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween. The housing defines an internal volume. The musical instrument also includes: a first end cap covering the open first end of the housing; a second end cap covering the open second end of the housing; a barrier disc positioned in the internal volume dividing the internal volume into an upper portion an...