ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,035, issued on April 21.

"Fence system" was invented by Brett Robert Kincaid (Underhill, Vt.) and Marianne Wanda Menger (Underhill, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fence system for a fence includes a post having a top end and a bottom end adapted to be secured to the ground. The fence system also includes a plurality of first slats arrayed in a vertical direction along the post and coupled to a first surface of the post. The plurality of first slats extends in a horizontal direction from the post and is disposed on a first side of the post. The fence system also includes a plurality of second slats arrayed in a vertical directi...