ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,882, issued on April 21.

"Portable lawn tool for pulling weeds" was invented by Jean Lophard Volmy (Port Saint Lucie, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a portable lawn tool for pulling weeds from the root using vacuum pressure. The lawn tool includes a body comprising a top portion and a bottom portion. A plurality of roller brushes are provided on the bottom portion of the body. A plurality of vacuum ports are provided on the bottom portion for providing the vacuum pressure. The plurality of roller brushes and the plurality of vacuum ports allows for the weeds to be removed from the root. A set of...