ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,178, issued on Nov. 25.
"Viral transmission barrier for group settings" was invented by Atreyus A Bhavsar (Medina, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A viral transmission barrier suitable for group settings encountered in places such as school or workplace cafeterias. The article aspect is a viral transmission barrier for tables with a height and a top surface with a length, a width, and a perimeter configured to accommodate a group of at least two people that may be strangers sitting in chairs at the perimeter and each having a section of table perimeter before them. Specifically, the article aspect comprises four elements, a mult...