ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,712, issued on Aug. 5.
"Hooked towel rod and method" was invented by Melvin S. Hewitt Jr. (Joliet, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for hanging a towel on a towel rod. The method includes folding the towel such that opposing width edges of the towel hangs downwards towards a floor and such that a first towel portion of the towel is turned over to face a second towel portion of the towel, a bent section being defined between the first towel portion and the second towel portion. The method further includes holding a right and a left length edge of the towel and turning the right and the left length edge of the towel upwards ...