ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,457,943, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to HO CHENG GARDEN TOOLS Co. LTD. (Chang Hua Hsien, Taiwan).

"Garden shears structure" was invented by Yao-Chung Huang (Chang Hua Hsien, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garden shears structure includes a first grip, a second grip, and an elastic component. The garden shears structure uses the elastic component to push open the first and second grips and reach the purpose of opening and closing the blade part and the blade jaw part for shearing. When the upper and lower seats of the elastic component are stretched and pushed by the spring, the upper and lower seats can move along the shaft co...