ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,570, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Saferoads Pty Ltd (Melbourne, Australia).
"Barrier" was invented by Darren Hotchkin (Warragul, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elongate barrier (3) comprises an outer shell in an elongate lower section of the barrier that defines a cavity (11) that receives and contains a pourable settable ballast material when the barrier is being manufactured. The barrier also comprises a solid block (15) of a ballast material in the cavity formed from the pourable settable ballast material."
The patent was filed on Feb. 16, 2024, under Application No. 18/443,480.
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