ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,348, issued on July 28.
"Basketball backboard shot assistance apparatus" was invented by Kenneth McGill Jr. (Lincoln, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A basketball backboard shot assistance apparatus has a vertical alignment element that is configured for attachment with the rear of a basketball backboard. The apparatus includes a downward first trajectory target line, a level trajectory target area, and an upward second trajectory target line that are disposed on the backboard. The vertical alignment element is spaced a predetermined distance from the backboard and can be attached to the backboard using various methods such as a ...