ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,488,771, issued on Dec. 2.

"Multi-purpose percussion accessory stand" was invented by Peter James Saleh (West Orange, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-purpose percussion accessory stand has a primary board with a horizontal support surface or tray table, a guard board attachable at a rear edge of the horizontal support surface of the primary board, and is provided with a plurality of mounting hardware components for attaching the primary board to a variety of supports, such as the stand post of a commercially available tripod. The percussion accessory stand may be sold as a kit that includes multiple accessories, such as custom...