ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,740, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to West Contracting (Pacific, Mo.).
"Safety cage for a paving machine" was invented by Tim Swaringam (Ironton, Mo.) and Nick Brewer (Gerald, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides, inter alia, paving machines comprising a safety cage for an operator and methods for paving a surface using the same."
The patent was filed on June 9, 2025, under Application No. 19/232,707.
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