ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,137, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Shadiant LLC (Indianapolis).
"Portable barrier and associated method of use" was invented by Gary A. Vandenbark (Greenfield, Ind.), Paul J. Maginot (McCordsville, Ind.) and Robert G. Glass (Indianapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of setting up a portable barrier that includes a pedestal assembly with first and second legs, a cover assembly with first and second arms, and a tensioner is disclosed. The method includes (a) moving the first leg from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, (b) moving the second leg from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configurat...