ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,002, issued on Aug. 12.
"Protective apparatuses for minimizing risk of transmission of infection and associated systems and methods" was invented by James L. Orrington II (Flossmoor, Ill.), Michael Prince (Chicago), Hyunchul Kim (Chicago) and McKayla Barber (Madison, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are protective apparatuses for minimizing the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious diseases between individuals in close proximity to one another. Said apparatuses may comprise a receiving component comprising a first aperture comprising a series of flanges; as well as a substantially transparent shi...