ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,616, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Plano Molding Co. LLC (Plano, Ill.).

"Utility bag with workstation" was invented by Clark McCune (Roanoke, Texas) and Josephine Benkers (Grand Prairie, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility bag system having a body that includes a first shell. The utility bag system can include a utility extension having a second shell. The utility bag system can include a fastener arranged to removably attach the utility extension to the body. The body can include at least one of a body portion, a lid portion, and a storage unit. The utility extension can include a pair of opposite planar surfaces. ...