ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,512, issued on March 4, was assigned to RailPros Field Services Inc. (Irving, Texas).
"Fixed signage and method for use of same" was invented by James McDonald (Irving, Texas) and Chad Smith (Irving, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixed signage (10) and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a housing (22) having a window (24) is sized to house a sign (26) therein. A closure assembly (32), under the power of an actuator (112), is installed in the housing (22) to support a cover material (34). The cover material (34) is moveable by a moveable closure member (138) between a fully retracted position whereat...