US Patent Issued on June 3 for "Growth control assembly for trees, shrubs and other foliage utilizing laser technology" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,790, issued on June 3.

"Growth control assembly for trees, shrubs and other foliage utilizing laser technology" was invented by Richard Golden (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laser assembly for controlling foliage growth including a body adapted to being mounted at a location in order to emit an axial direction defining laser pattern to establish a growth limiting boundary for any of a tree, shrub or like foliage. The laser pattern provides a high intensity light beam causing cellular damage to tissue of the foliage in order to retard growth into the affected area. The body further includes at least one eye...