ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,033, issued on Aug. 12.

"Walking cane hanger" was invented by Joan A. Veenstra (Novi, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cane hanger adapted to stably support a walking cane on a horizontal surface includes a body having a base attachable to a side of a walking cane, a beam projecting away from the base, a leg depending from a distal end of the beam, and a support engagement surface either at a bottom of the leg or located on a foot pivotably attached to a distal end of the leg."

The patent was filed on April 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/132,767.

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