ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,852, issued on March 18, was assigned to SOX LLC (Boca Raton, Fla.).

"Fence system and method of use" was invented by Daniel Shane Schaaf (Boca Raton, Fla.), Ryan Leeds (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Brian Fischer (Boca Raton, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fence includes a wall panel portion having an upper edge and a lower edge, and a plurality of tubular pockets running across the wall panel between the upper edge and the lower edge. The tubular pockets each configured to receive a mounting post. The upper edge and the lower edge can each include a channel in which a draw cord is threaded. The fence can further include an apron po...