ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,026, issued on Aug. 5.
"Creasing tool and gift wrapping method using said creasing tool" was invented by Taro Yaguchi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a creasing tool, comprising: a thin plate main body (9); a first hinge (10) provided over the full length of the main body (9) in a first direction; a second hinge (11) that is provided over the full length of the main body (9) in a second direction and crosses the first hinge (10); and a third hinge that extends in one direction from an intersection (12) of the first hinge and the second hinge toward the outside of the main body (9) along a bisection line ...