ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,781, issued on June 3, was assigned to DRIFLOWER LLC (Ashland, Ore.).

"Vegetation hanger" was invented by Todd Chandler Larkins (Ashland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vegetation hanger includes a linear plate and an aperture. The linear plate includes a first edge, a second edge, a first end portion, and a second end portion. The first edge includes at least one ridge disposed along the first edge. The aperture is disposed centrally along the linear plate and configured to slidably engage with a bar."

The patent was filed on Oct. 9, 2020, under Application No. 17/766,802.

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