ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,821, issued on April 1, was assigned to The Vollrath Co. LLC (Sheboygan, Wis.).
"Adjustable breath guard" was invented by Steven P. Morgan (Plymouth, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable breath guard includes a frame, a shield, and a hinge assembly pivotally coupling the shield to the frame. The hinge assembly is reconfigurable between (a) an engaged configuration in which the hinge assembly limits downward movement of the shield and permits upward movement of the shield and (b) a disengaged configuration in which the shield permits both downward movement of the shield and upward movement of the shield. The hinge assembl...