ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,609, issued on March 18, was assigned to Elakai Ltd. (Coldwater, Ohio).

"Bag toss game projectile bag" was invented by Eric Marvin (Valparaiso, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bag for a bag toss game includes a first panel, a second panel opposite the first panel, and at least one gusset panel disposed between the first and second panels. The first and second panels joined to at least a part of the at least one gusset panel, proximate respective peripheral edges, to define an enclosed receptacle, and a fill material sealed within the receptacle. In another aspect, the gusset panel, in a filled condition of the bag, is arranged...