ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,205, issued on Feb. 10.
"Driver protection system and methods of operating the same" was invented by Edward Martin Dougherty III (Perkasie, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driver protection system installed on a public transit unit, the driver protection system including a glass portion, a base portion connected to the glass portion, a hinge portion connected to the glass portion and base portion, wherein the glass portion and base portion are made from bulletproof materials and/or non-ballistic materials."
The patent was filed on July 25, 2025, under Application No. 19/281,110.
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