ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,072, issued on June 17.
"Adjustable tree trunk guard" was invented by Mitchell Nellis (Rochester, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tree trunk guard is being configured in a semi-circle shape. The tree trunk guard includes a minor semi-circle edge having a first minor semi-circle edge endpoint and a second minor semi-circle edge endpoint, a major semi-circle edge having a first major semi-circle edge endpoint and a second major semi-circle edge endpoint, a first edge configured to be positioned between the first minor semi-circle edge endpoint and the first major semi-circle edge endpoint, and a second edge configured to be posit...