ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,065, issued on Sept. 1.

"Combination backstop and netting apparatus and related systems and methods" was invented by Matthew D. Drost (Oskaloosa, Iowa), Jacob W. Taylor (Oskaloosa, Iowa), Timothy J. Boyle (Oskaloosa, Iowa), Casey T. Scheidel (Ankeny, Iowa), Kevin R. Johnson (Oskaloosa, Iowa), Logan J. Bogatzke (Eddyville, Iowa) and Mark A. DeJong (Oskaloosa, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various backstop and netting system embodiments have at least one wall section, at least two poles, and at least two coupling sleeves that couple the wall section (and any adjoining wall sections) and the poles. Further, certain systems include...