ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,425, issued on July 8.

"Candle holder assembly" was invented by Michael Redd (Redford, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A candle holder assembly includes a support panel has a pair of arms each extending in opposing directions from central member such that the support panel defines a cross shape. Each of the arms is offset from a middle of the central member such that the support panel defines a crucifix to facilitate the ornamental celebration of religious holidays. A base is attached to the support panel thereby facilitating the base to support the support panel in a vertical orientation with respect to a support surface. A plur...