ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,591, issued on June 24, was assigned to TrafCo Industries Inc. (Eagle Lake, Texas).
"Temporary flexible pavement markers" was invented by Lesley M. Carey (Eagle Lake, Texas) and Lonny E. Daley (Eagle Lake, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temporary flexible pavement marker comprising a base, a stand a protective shield wherein at least part of the stand is reflective and the protective shield is configured to prevent materials sprayed down upon the temporary flexible pavement marker from obscuring the reflective part of the stand may be employed in the construction or repair of roads. Since the protective shield prevents asphal...