ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,925, issued on July 21.

"Game target, entertainment system, and method of use" was invented by Michael L. Girtman (Imperial, Mo.) and Trenda J. Girtman (Imperial, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A game device including a target platform having a delineated scoring area. The game device includes a post extending upward from the target platform and a cup mounted on the post opposite the target platform. The cup has a hollow interior sized and shaped for receiving a plurality of game pieces and an opening configured to pass each game piece through when positioning the game piece in the hollow interior and removing the game piece from...