ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,265, issued on March 3, was assigned to SAMUELSON GROUP INC. (Paterson, N.J.).

"Universal back of chair hanger" was invented by Michael Adam Chalfin (Wayne, N.J.), Michael Angelo Rinaldi (Bloomingdale, N.J.) and Lawrence Mark Chalfin (Wayne, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chair hanger system includes a front plate, a back plate opposing the front plate, and a plate separator defining a gap between the front plate and the back plate. A first and second hook are attached to the back plate, the first hook defining a first opening geometry and the second hook defining a second opening geometry. A spacer block is configured to conn...