ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,864, issued on July 29.
"Side panel assembly for a snow plow" was invented by Blake Lloyd Strait (Lowell, Ind.) and Lucas Lawrence Strait (Lowell, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A side panel assembly configured for attachment to a snow plow includes a main frame configured to be removably mounted to the snow plow, a main panel connected to the main frame through a vertical hinge, and a bottom panel. The main panel is movable about the vertical hinge between an extended position and a retracted position. The bottom panel is connected to the main panel through a horizontal hinge on a bottom edge of the main panel."
The patent was...