ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,163, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Erik Carlson (Caldwell, N.J.).

"Industrial floor scraper equipment shield" was invented by Erik Carlson (Caldwell, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An industrial floor scraper equipment shield having an industrial floor scraper assembly, a front shield assembly, a fastening assembly, a wedge shield assembly, and a side shield assembly is disclosed herein. The industrial floor scraper assembly includes a ride on floor scraping vehicle that has hydraulic hoses that are used to power and operate the scraper blade. The shields of the aforementioned assemblies are mounted to the front and sides...