ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,581, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to JOBMOMMA LLC (Yonkers, N.Y.).

"Taco holder" was invented by Tonia Mitchell (Yonkers, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A taco holder includes a rigid body and a pusher. The body is shaped like a truncated taco shell, including two sides and a bottom corresponding to those of the taco shell. An inside of the body cradles the taco in a lengthwise direction. The body sides include respective sliding slots penetrating the body and arranged in the lengthwise direction. The pusher is shaped like an angled cross-section of the body and contacts respective edges of the sides of the cradled taco. The ...