ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,874, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to SPIN MASTER LTD. (Toronto).
"Sewing apparatus" was invented by Mollie B. Jameson (Toronto), Stephanie Fung (Toronto), Matthew Lentini (Toronto) and Graham D. Browning (Toronto).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sewing apparatus for applying a stitch of thread to a piece of fabric is provided. The apparatus housing includes a platform for supporting a piece of fabric, and contains a grasping member that is moved to grasp and release a thread segment fed through the housing by a needle holder. The needle holder is positioned to hold a needle that has a needle aperture for pass-through, therethrough...