ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,995, issued on Jan. 13.
"Self-filling erosion control apparatus" was invented by Daniel K. Farley (Traverse City, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An erosion control apparatus includes a flexible, container and a cord. The container includes a container upper side, a container lower side opposite the container upper side, a container trailing end, a container leading end opposite the container trailing end, and a container mouth toward the container leading end. The container mouth provides an opening to a container interior. The cord is attached between the container mouth and an attachment point toward the container trailing en...