ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,363, issued on Nov. 4.

"Absorbent bags for barriers" was invented by Steven Glodack (Hallandale, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bag for creating temporary barriers. The bag may include an outer casing, a filling port integrated into the casing, and liquid absorbing powder within the casing. To use the bag to create a temporary barrier, the bag may be filled with water and the liquid absorbing powder may absorb the liquid. The bag may then expand may be stacked with other bags to create the barrier."

The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 2023, under Application No. 18/486,389.

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