ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,687, issued on July 28, was assigned to Zhuhai Shichang Metals Ltd. (Zhuhai City, China).

"Folding chair with structural enhancements for increased load bearing" was invented by Tan Guogong (Zhuhai City, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A folding chair is designed to have a relatively high load-bearing capacity, while complying with safety standards and reducing production costs. The folding chair includes a front leg frame, a rear leg frame, four bowl-shaped washers, reinforcing steel sheets, and a seat plate. The front leg frame and the bowl-shaped washers are welded together. Each of the bowl-shaped washers is formed with two ...