ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,057, issued on May 13.
"Collapsible mesh body with UV light disinfectant" was invented by Jennifer C Wen (Folsom, Calif.) and Brian C Wen (Folsom, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device including a body section, the body section comprises a mesh material, the mesh material having an interlaced structure sufficient for blocking ultraviolet (UV) light rays; a frame implement, wherein the frame implement being configured to coil inside the body section to provide a supporting structure for the body section to popup when in use or for the body section to be collapsed for storage; a plurality of ultraviolet (UV) lights for sanitiz...