ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,064, issued on June 24.

"Device and method for collecting debris" was invented by Gary Baker (Bellingham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for collecting debris comprises a frame having elongated members coupled to define therebetween left and right sides, an upper side, and a lower side. The left and right sides are opposite each other and the upper and lower sides extend between the left and right sides. The device includes a net coupled to the frame and covering the left side, the right side, the upper side, and the lower side. The net and the frame in combination define an enclosure between the left side, the right s...