ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,201, issued on Oct. 14.

"Anchoring apparatus" was invented by Mark A. Dodson (Ridgeland, Miss.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention provides an anchoring apparatus comprising a primary anchor and a secondary anchor. The primary anchor defines a primary bore, a tail section, and a head section. The head section defines a pair of substantially parallel bores extending through the head section of the primary anchor. The secondary anchor is sized and configured to mate with the head section of the primary anchor at a head section opening of the primary bore."

The patent was filed on June 28, 2022, under Application No. 17/851,8...