US Patent Issued on Nov. 18 for "Apparatus for protecting an exposed air release valve or other public works component" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,991, issued on Nov. 18.

"Apparatus for protecting an exposed air release valve or other public works component" was invented by Jed Christopher Friesen (Burnaby, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for protecting an exposed air release valve or other public works component includes an enclosure with a side wall and an open end, wherein a flange extends along a perimeter of the open end. The flange has a plurality bolt holes formed therethrough. A base, which is positionable over the exposed air release valve, has an open top, an open bottom and a horizontal bearing surface extending along a perimeter of the side wall a...