ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,492, issued on Dec. 2.

"Weed prevention device" was invented by Frank Blackmoon (Saint Cloud, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A weed prevention device includes a main body having a front wall, a pair of angular side walls, a pair of rear walls, and a recessed center section. The recessed center section includes a square shape for engaging a privacy fence post, and each of the rear walls extend outward from the back end of the recessed section. Each of the angular side walls and top walls extend diagonally backward from the front wall to terminate along the distal ends of the rear walls. A plurality of holes is provided to receive ...