ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,713, issued on Sept. 30.
"Portable seat" was invented by James Evan Lowen (Fuquay-Varina, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable seat that is compact for storage and could be easily carried by a user. The portable seat can be switched to a functional state that allows the user to sit at ground level while supporting a back of the user. The portable seat includes a base that has a proximal portion and a distal portion. A longitudinal cut divides the distal portion into a left section and a right section, wherein each of the left section and the right section can flex upwards or downwards, and the left section and the right se...