ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,087, issued on Feb. 11.
"Lid handling device" was invented by Serge Bourgeois (Lakeville-Westmorland, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lid handling device for assisting handling of a lid is provided. The lid handling device comprises an elongated body. A handle interacting structure is disposed at a first end portion of the elongated body. The handle interacting structure is adapted for interacting with a handle of the lid."
The patent was filed on July 8, 2021, under Application No. 17/370,056.
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