ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,838, issued on Jan. 13.
"Camouflage apparatus and method of use thereof" was invented by Bruce Jason Sampson (Prince Frederick, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camouflage system includes an artificial tree branch having a flexible fabric cover having an inner surface defining an enclosed space. A coil spring is attached to the fabric cover within the enclosed space. The length of the artificial tree branch is variable by compressing and/or tensioning the coil spring. The artificial tree branch is thus easily compactible for transporting to a hunting location and can be expanded to the size of a natural tree branch on site. The c...