ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,532, issued on July 29, was assigned to DRIFLOWER LLC (Ashland, Ore.).

"System for hang harvesting vegetation" was invented by Todd Chandler Larkins (Ashland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hang harvesting system includes a plurality of stackable pods each including a platform, and a plurality of support shafts extending vertically from the platform. Each of the support shafts defines a plurality of notches configured for suspending a horizontal bar from the support shafts. Top ends of the support shafts of one pod are configured to support a platform of another pod thereon."

The patent was filed on Sept. 26, 2023, under Appl...