ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,119, issued on Nov. 4.
"Hand-held motorized umbrella" was invented by Calvin H Lin (San Gabriel, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An umbrella may be provided including a hub, a plurality of arms, a plurality of stretchers, a plurality of ribs, a runner, and a motor. Each of the plurality of stretchers is coupled to the hub at one of a plurality of first joints. Each of the plurality of stretchers is coupled to one of the plurality of arms. Each of the plurality of ribs extends outwardly from one of the plurality of arms. Each of the plurality of the arms is more rigid than each of the plurality of ribs. The runner is moveable fro...