ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,086, issued on July 7, was assigned to Vaulted Vinyl LLC (Waterloo, Iowa).
"Collectible card protector" was invented by Shane A. Kemp (Washington).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collectible trading card protector has a base plate and a cover plate. The trading card is positioned between the base plate and the cover plate. The base plate has female locking recesses positioned to the sides of the base plate, and the cover plate has male locking member positioned to the sides of the cover plate. The male locking member is received in the female locking recess and slidably engages a ledge in the recess to releasably lock the cover plate ...