ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,040, issued on May 13, was assigned to Pratt Corrugated Holdings Inc. (Brookhaven, Ga.).
"Lawn refuse bag" was invented by Shifeng Chen (Newport News, Va.), Greg Sollie (Sharpsburg, Ga.) and Jamie Waltermire (Peachtree City, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example aspects of a lawn refuse bag and method for using a lawn refuse bag are disclosed. The lawn refuse bag can comprise a bag body defining a top end and an interior cavity configured to receive lawn refuse, the top end defining a top opening, the top end configurable in an open orientation and a closed orientation; a first handle assembly coupled to the bag body at the top ...