ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,871, issued on May 13.

"Universal knee brace handle" was invented by Bryan Balentine (Birmingham, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handle includes a handle body including a resiliently biased front cavity member disposed and a rear cavity member, together defining a cavity. The resiliently biased front cavity member and rear cavity member include one or more grooves disposed thereon. The cavity is configured to receive a portion of a knee brace. The knee brace may be selected, secured, and removed from cavity by moving the resiliently biased front cavity member. The front cavity member may be secured by using a releasable fasten...