ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,837, issued on Nov. 11.

"Putting alignment system and method" was invented by Michael Bidney (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A putting alignment device having a recess that is adapted to receive a portion of a golf ball. The putting alignment device also includes a plurality of angular indicia."

The patent was filed on Jan. 2, 2024, under Application No. 18/401,927.

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