ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,915, issued on July 29.

"Snow fort making kit" was invented by Russell Henry (Caledon, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The snow fort making kit may comprise a plurality of form panels and a packing tool. The plurality of form panels may be coupled to each other to assemble a form for making a snow structure out of packed snow. As a non-limiting example, the snow structure may be a snow fort. The form may comprise straight walls and/or walls with turns. Snow may be placed inside of the form and packed using the packing tool. The form may then be removed, disassembled, and reused to extend a wall. The plurality of form panels may...