ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,000, issued on March 18, was assigned to Colby Richardson (Bountiful, Utah).
"Magnetic necktie retainer" was invented by Colby Richardson (Bountiful, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some implementations, a necktie retainer apparatus may include magnetically couplable first and second pieces. The first piece may include a slot with an opening that allows the first piece to be positioned over a button such that the button threads extend through the slot. The second piece may be positioned through a tie loop of a necktie, such that when the second piece is magnetically coupled with the first piece, the necktie is restrained to t...