ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,397, issued on Oct. 7.

"Utility beard knife device" was invented by Gerric Donahoe (Temecula, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility beard knife device includes a handle that has a lengthwise channel. A blade is pivotally coupled to the handle and the blade is positionable in a stored position or a deployed position. A first knob extends away from the blade for gripping and a first lock is movably integrated into the blade for retaining the blade at a variety of positions. A comb is pivotally coupled to the handle and the comb is positionable in a stored position or a deployed position. A second knob extends away from the com...