ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,363, issued on March 11.

"Vehicle barrier system and method of construction thereof" was invented by Anthony J. Bertas (Jackson, Miss.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle barrier system is provided. The system includes a barrier structure integrally connected to a moment slab. The barrier structure includes a front curb section connected to two side curb sections that each extend at an angle from the front curb section in a direction toward the moment slab. The front and side curb sections are formed by a casing into which concrete is poured. The barrier structure and moment slab are cast-in-place concrete structures. The barri...