ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,706, issued on Oct. 21.

"Bed sheet holder" was invented by Guanqin Lai (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bed sheet holder includes a bracket and sleeving members. The bracket includes a bottom plate, supporting members arranged on the bottom plate, and first sliding blocks arranged on the supporting members. A first sliding slot is defined in the sleeving member. At least one end of the first sliding slot is a first opening. The first sliding block is arranged inside the first sliding slot. When the bracket is used in conjunction with a bed sheet, the bottom plate is pressed under a mattress, the supporting member is...