ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,224, issued on March 4, was assigned to DRIFLOWER LLC (Ashland, Ore.).

"Vegetation hanging and drying system and brackets thereof" was invented by Todd Chandler Larkins (Ashland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bracket for use in a vegetation hanging and drying system includes a mounting plate configured to couple to a vertical support shaft of the vegetation hanging and drying system, and a racking plate extending from the mounting plate and configured to receive a horizontal bar of the vegetation hanging and drying system."

The patent was filed on Jan. 20, 2022, under Application No. 17/579,807.

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