ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,209, issued on Aug. 12.
"Sediment control device" was invented by Hollis C. Cheek (Kosciusko, Miss.) and H. Randolph Cheek (Kosciusko, Miss.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sediment control device is disclosed. The device includes an elongate fabric and a plurality of sleeves attached to the fabric. The plurality of sleeves extend generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fabric and are configured to receive a stake for securing the sediment control device to soil. Each sleeve is spaced a distance from an adjacent sleeve. In use, the fabric is laid out along a soil path, a bottom portion of the fabric is trenched into so...