US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on Oct. 27 for "Hygienic curtain handle system" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,060, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Hygienic curtain handle system" was invented by Jeffrey L. Veale (Los Angeles) and Randi Hissom (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A curtain handle system includes a first layer configured to mate with a second layer so that the first and second layers attach to curtain disposed therebetween. A curtain handle system includes a curtain attachment element and a user handle configured to interface with and temporarily engage the curtain attachment element."

The patent was filed on April 15, 2021, under Application No. 17/996...