ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,855, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to West Georgia Cornhole LLC (Villa Rica, Ga.).
"Cornhole board with load-distribution intersecting braces" was invented by Brandon Leigh Greba (Villa Rica, Ga.) and Benjamin Horton (Temple, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A frame, two support legs extending downward from a first end portion of the frame, a top panel supported by the frame and including an opening through which toss bags can be received, and an intersecting bracing system adjacent a bottom surface of the top panel. The intersecting bracing system is configured to prevent flexing and bowing of the top panel when the top panel is i...