ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,865, issued on June 17.
"Portable bag hanging apparatus" was invented by Howard Day (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable bag hanging apparatus may easily and securely attach to a wider variety of objects and enables more diverse use cases. The bag hanging apparatus includes a catch end and attachment end connected by first and second connectors made of soft, crushable, and collapsible material. The connectors may be secured between two objects with an interference fit while the catch end provides additional retention. Alternatively, the connectors may be wedged between two objects with something less than an interferenc...