ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,305, issued on July 21, was assigned to Joseph Albert Price (Chestertown, Md.).

"Extendable hunting stand with movable platform" was invented by Joseph Albert Price (Chestertown, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extendable hunting stand includes a post assembly and a platform assembly. The post assembly includes multiple posts, and includes an outer post having an upper end defining an opening, an inner post telescopically arranged within the outer post. The inner post is configured to extend through the opening at the upper end of the outer post. The platform assembly is movable between a lower end and an upper end of the inner...