ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,560, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Barrette Outdoor Living Inc. (Middleburg Heights, Ohio).

"Mixed material horizontal aluminum fence system and method" was invented by Christopher Michael Schneider (Linwood, N.J.), Paige Barbara Moore (Absecon, N.J.) and Patrick Joseph Bertke (Mays Landing, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a post configured at an initial position. The system also includes a plurality of ribs within an inner channel of the post. A front set of ribs are positioned at a front portion of the inner channel. A back set of ribs are positioned at a back portion of the inner channel. The back set of...