ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,978, issued on June 3.

"Card holder" was invented by Qiyong Peng (Yichun, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A card holder includes a main body, a flexible protective cover and a first cover plate. The main body has a first containing cavity and a first containing opening. The first containing opening communicates with the first containing cavity. The first containing cavity is configured for holding cards. The flexible protective cover is arranged between the main body and the first cover plate. The first cover plate is connected to the main body. The first cover plate compresses the flexible protective cover onto the main body. Th...