ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,777, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Shane Rodriguez (Wellington, Colo.).

"Anti-climb safety gate topper" was invented by Shane Rodriguez (Wellington, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are systems and apparatuses of an accessory for to a baby gate. The accessory may be a gate topper that attaches to the top of a baby gate. The gate topper may include a bracket that is configured to selectively couple to a gate. The gate topper may also include an apron comprising a semi-flexible plastic sheet. The apron may include a central portion that is coupled to the bracket, a lower portion that extends below a top of the...