ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,529, issued on Sept. 30.

"Grass seeding assembly" was invented by Russell Smith (Virginia Beach, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grass seeding assembly for reseeding a lawn with grass seed includes an insertion tool that has a handle and a cup disposed on the handle. A cone is engaged with the cup on the insertion tool for driving the cone into ground. The cone is foraminous to facilitate water to pass through the cone. A planting mixture is placed within the cone and the planting mixture comprises a chemical fertilizer, grass seed and soil. A mesh screen is wrapped around the cone such that the mesh screen inhibits the plantin...