ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,080, issued on June 17, was assigned to CRUSHPROOF TUBING Co. (McComb, Ohio).

"Plant support clip" was invented by J. Todd Grayson (McComb, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plant support device is provided which includes a first clip portion having a tab receiver and a first projecting portion. The tab receiver may include an aperture and the first projecting portion may extend outwardly from the first clip portion. The plant support device may include a second clip portion having a tab and a second projecting portion. The tab may be configured to be received by the tab receiver of the first clip portion and the second projectin...