ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,516, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to GENIIQ PTE. LTD. (Singapore).

"Blank for folding to form a spoon or a fork" was invented by Kar Yin Lee (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The application provides a blank for forming a handheld tool. The blank includes an elongated sheet that includes a top surface and a bottom surface, a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, a first side end and a second side end, and a circumferential edge. The circumferential edge includes a rear edge, a front edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge. The elongated sheet also includes at least one upward bending line extendin...