ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,444, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to SHAMBOLIC ENTERPRISE LLC (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

"Projectile toss target game apparatus" was invented by Eric Harris Pavony (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A projectile toss target game apparatus including a planar playing surface arranged at an angle to a ground surface, an opening formed through the planar playing surface, the opening being of sufficient size and shape to allow passage of the projectile therethrough, and a recessed area formed in the playing surface proximate to the opening, the recessed area being of sufficient size and shape to retain the projectile stationary up...