ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,580, issued on July 28, was assigned to ARDISAM INC. (Cumberland, Wis.).

"Brackets for tree stands" was invented by Jeremy Horst (Lino Lakes, Minn.), Cooper Bredlau (Menominee, Wis.) and Michael Furseth (Cumberland, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bracket system for a tree stand at least partially supports the tree stand on a support structure. A bracket system may include a bracket element and at least one strap receiving element attached to, or attachable to, the bracket element. The bracket element may include at least one structural engagement portion positionable to engage the support structure and a tree-stand engagement ...