ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,606, issued on June 24, was assigned to Crossfor Co. Ltd. (Kofu, Japan).

"Ornament" was invented by Hidetaka Dobashi (Kofu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pierced earring that has a simple configuration and that is capable of further emphasizing beauty of its decorative component. A first jump ring of a distance adjustment member is provided. A second jump ring is engaged with the first jump ring. A cross-section of the first jump ring and a cross-section of the second jump ring are each formed in a tapered shape that protrudes at a distal angle of 60deg to 90deg to an inner side. With this, an inner periphery of the first ju...