ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,555, issued on July 21.
"Rock box device" was invented by Jason Wilson (Sioux Falls, S.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rock box device for preventing damage to construction equipment includes a container having a base wall, a rear wall, a pair of side walls, and a front wall. The rear wall is perpendicular to the base wall. The pair of side walls are perpendicular to the base wall. The front wall is angled to extend upwardly from the base wall and outwardly away relative to the rear wall. A pair of supports are coupled to and extend upwardly from the front wall. The pair of supports are perpendicular to the base wall of the conta...