ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,412, issued on Nov. 18.
"Return apparatuses" was invented by Timothy John Lindsley (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for supporting object such that the object can be hit by a hitting device from the apparatus includes a base configured to contact the ground and a tee assembly pivotally coupled to the base and configured to support the object. A string tethers the object to the apparatus, and a return system is activated to retract the string and thereby return the object to the tee assembly after the object is hit from the tee assembly. A lift assembly is coupled to the tee assembly, and the lift assembly...