ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,953, issued on April 15.

"Snowman forming device and method of use" was invented by Audrey Anderson (Memphis, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A snowman forming device for facile creation of a snowman includes first mold and second molds, which in turn comprise pairs of first and second shells, respectively. The first mold is substantially spherical. The first shells are hingedly engaged and selectively mutually engageable. The second mold comprises upper and lower lobes, which are substantially spherical. The second shells are selectively mutually engageable. First and second cutouts are positioned in upper and lower ends of the ...