ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,999, issued on May 20, was assigned to Cemayla LLC (New York).

"Jewelry link" was invented by Elizabeth A. Bugdaycay (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jewelry link having a first portion having an end, legs extending from the end and terminating in first portion end faces, and a first cross section; and a second portion having an end, legs extending from the end and terminating in second portion end faces, and a second cross section. An outer circumferential portion of the legs of the first portion are attached to an outer circumferential portion of the legs of the second portion. The first portion end faces and the second p...