ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,724, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to KECS LLC (San Antonio).

"Biodegradable and edible disc target" was invented by Brendan Herrmann (San Antonio), Blake Burke (San Antonio) and Richard N. Azar (San Antonio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disc target for shooting sports is disclosed that is biodegradable and edible by wildlife. The disc target includes one or more natural ingredients that are readily available and typically inexpensive. The disclosed disc targets are biodegradable and can be consumed by local wildlife. Preferred embodiments of the disc targets are primarily made of alfalfa and/or other natural ingredients such as...