US Patent Issued to Glydways on July 15 for "Roadway infrastructure for autonomous vehicles" (California, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,378, issued on July 15, was assigned to Glydways Inc. (South San Francisco, Calif.).

"Roadway infrastructure for autonomous vehicles" was invented by Peter Jamtgaard (Chelan, Wash.) and Paul Jamtgaard (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elevated roadway for autonomous vehicles may include a pylon extending vertically from a ground anchor and comprising a metal tube defining a central cavity and a concrete column within the central cavity. The elevated roadway further includes a bracket coupled to the pylon and comprising a mounting plate secured to the pylon and a cantilevered road support member extending from the mount...