ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,121, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Roslyn Muller (Boise, Idaho).

"Adjustable grocery bag holder" was invented by Roslyn J Muller (Boise, Idaho) and Susan Lynn Latta (Boise, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable holder holds variously sized and shaped bags for holding purchases at a retail check-out or other goods-delivery station, to accommodate cloth or other non-uniform bags as an environmentally friendly, reusable substitute for plastic bags. The holder is adjustable in depth to closely fit the depth of the bag so that fasteners reach and hold-up and hold-open corners of the bag for maximum and reliable opening and...