ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,391, issued on Oct. 14.
"Adjustable fingerpick" was invented by Lauren Flint Miller (Shawnee, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pick to be worn on a musician's finger, for plucking the strings of a musical instrument, comprising a blade for contacting the strings, a blade shaft connecting it to the body of the pick, a locator arm that supports the blade to maintain its position relative to the body, a thrust receiver band which encircles the finger behind the cuticle of the nail to stabilize the pick against longitudinal displacement, left and right side rails to control lateral movement of the pick, a retention band deformably e...