ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,124, issued on April 15, was assigned to McCue Corp. (Danvers, Mass.).
"Ballasted sign" was invented by Thomas Ustach (Boston) and Matthew O'Brien (Gresham, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus comprises a signpost assembly that includes a sign holder, a signpost that supports the sign holder, and a base for receiving the signpost. The base engages the signpost at two locations along the signpost, thereby ensuring that the signpost is held vertically."
The patent was filed on Feb. 27, 2023, under Application No. 18/114,303.
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