ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,831, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to MERIDIAN RAPID DEFENSE GROUP LLC (Pasadena, Calif.).
"Barrier system" was invented by Peter Whitford (Pasadena, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A barrier system is configured to stop vehicular traffic. The barrier system has a beam gate arranged between a first barrier and a second barrier. The beam gate further comprises a hollow beam having beam first end and a beam second end. A beam cable is arranged through the beam along a beam central axis. A latch assembly has a cradle assembly that is joined to the first barrier and configured to house the beam in the cradle assembly. A pivot arm...