ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,208, issued on May 6.
"Airflow appliance for mitigating spread of infectious disease" was invented by Andrea Pacelli (New York).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airflow appliance for mitigating spread of infectious disease. The appliance may include an elongated body configured for being disposed across the top surface of a table, first and second side surfaces of the body respectively facing first and second sides of the table; at least one air intake disposed along at least one of top or side surfaces of the body; at least one air exhaust disposed along at least one of bottom or end surfaces of the body; at least one fan disposed i...