ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,951, issued on July 1.

"Articulating hook apparatus for hanging an article from a variety of structures" was invented by Sheila Farahani (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An articulating hook apparatus for hanging an article from a structure includes a housing. The hook apparatus having connectors that extend from the housing. Each of the connectors including a plurality of links that connect pivotally to each other in series. The plurality of links having a starting link and a last link. The starting link connects to respective connectors. The last link connects to an articulating hook. The connectors operate between a re...