ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,767, issued on Aug. 5.
"Safety cap" was invented by Joseph W. Gregorwich (Costa Mesa, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety cap is to be used on linear members to provide a greater surface area on the end of the linear members. The cap has a platform and an attachment portion that is coupled to the platform. The attachment portion has two or more engagement members and two or more joint portions. Each joint portion couples two of the two or more engagement members together, and the two or more engagement members extend inward from the two or more joint portions."
The patent was filed on Jan. 18, 2024, under Application No. 1...