ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,702, issued on June 3.

"Target game system with ball return device" was invented by Andrew Murray Douglas (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a ball return device for a target-tyle game, which may comprise a main container configured to support at least one target; top catch panels coupled to a top edge of the main container and configured to extend upwards and outwards with respect to the top edge of the main container and to create a backboard which directs a ball thrown at the backboard into the main container; and a ball return channel configured to convey balls from the main container to a player located remote...