ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,229, issued on March 11, was assigned to Stitch Golf Holdings Inc. (Apex, N.C.).

"Collapsible golf bags, golf bag kits, and related methods" was invented by Bradley King (Cary, N.C.), Tanner Foster (Raleigh, N.C.), Grant Zechman (Raleigh, N.C.) and Charles Burgwyn (Cary, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Collapsible golf bags, golf bag kits, and related methods are provided herein. A collapsible golf bag can include a collapsible chassis having a top portion and a base with sidewalls therebetween. Additionally, the collapsible golf bag can include a foldable stiffening rod configured to engage a portion of the top portion of the c...