ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,497, issued on June 10.
"Storage bags" was invented by James Cragg (Carson, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a bag comprising a back panel and one or more flaps extending from the back panel, wherein the back panel and the one or more flaps lay substantially flat when in an unzipped configuration, a zipper attached to and extending around an outer edge of the back panel and the one or more flaps, wherein the one or more flaps form a first side panel, a second side panel, and a front panel of the bag when the bag is in a zipped configuration, a restrictive element having a first end attached to the bag on a firs...