ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,088, issued on April 29, was assigned to Phaeton Manufacturing LLC (Nantong, China).
"Rod of an umbrella" was invented by Xiong Luo (Nantong, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rod of an umbrella is a rod having a tail end and an extension rod having two ends; one end of the extension rod is detachably connected to the tail end of the rod; the rod is a hollow tube in which the extension rod is inserted, a limiting mechanism is located inside the rod for limiting insertion of the extension rod; the extension rod is made of rigid material or elastic material. When in use, the assembly can be completed by inserting the extension rod ...