ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,402, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Tung Hing Plastic Manufactory Ltd. (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).

"Hair fasteners" was invented by Ka Chuen Sze (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is concerned with a hair fastener in the form of a hair claw. The hair fastener has a first claw member hingedly and pivotably connected to a second claw member. The first claw member and the second claw member define a cavity therebetween for housing a log of hair in use. The first claw member and the second claw member are provided with a plurality of first prongs and a plurality of fifth prongs which together def...