ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,053, issued on March 17.
"Stand for concealing a person and supporting a target apparatus" was invented by James Patrick Uncapher (Beaumont, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Herein disclosed is a stand that supports a targeting apparatus for targeting an object and conceals a user of the targeting apparatus from the targeted object. An elongated member has a first end that contacts a ground surface and a second end opposite the first end that has a targeting apparatus rest. A shielding screen is mounted on the elongated member. The shielding screen has an opening through which the user can view the targeted object. The opening i...