ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,927, issued on Jan. 27.

"Watch receiving glove method and assembly" was invented by Sonja Semling (Fountain City, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A watch receiving glove method and assembly includes a hand covering for covering all fingers, a palm, and a back side of a hand. The hand covering includes at least one finger sleeve and a hand opening for receiving the hand. A wrist covering is attached to and is coextensive with a perimeter edge of the hand opening. The wrist covering comprises a tube for receiving and extending around a wrist of the hand. The tube has a distal edge with respect to the hand covering. The wrist coveri...