ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,873, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Huizhou Xinshu Arts & Crafts Co. Ltd. (Huizhou, China).

"Christmas tree string lights stand" was invented by Hui'e Yu (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Christmas tree string lights stand includes a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket is provided with at least one first terminal, and the second bracket is provided with at least one second terminal. One first terminal is provided with a first metal sheet, and one second terminal is provided with a second metal sheet. The first metal sheet is connected to a first wire extending to an outside of the first terminal,...