ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,164, issued on Sept. 23.

"Multi-use golfing aid" was invented by Dameon Lyle Luce (Andover, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golfing aid includes a connector portion, a first leg and a second leg. Each leg has a first end connected to the connector portion and at least one of the first and the second leg being pivotable about the connector portion. The connector portion includes predetermined positions for arranging the first leg and the second leg. The predetermined positions include a first pivot position, a second pivot position and a third pivot position."

The patent was filed on April 5, 2022, under Application No. 17/71...