ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,819, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Little Nest Solutions LLC (Lakewood, Colo.).

"Small object storage apparatus" was invented by Jon V. Vogueman (Lakewood, Colo.), Daniel A. Guin (Denver) and Dadny J. Vogueman (Lakewood, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a storage apparatus to secure and provide access to objects. The apparatus includes a base with pockets and a cover removably adjoined to the base. The cover has an aperture. In an accessing condition, the cover rotates to align the aperture with a desired pocket to allow access to the object for the user."

The patent was filed on June 11, 2025,...