ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,779, issued on June 23.
"System for converting existing railroad tracks to trails" was invented by Brad Van Meter (Greenville, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trail mat system for converting existing railroad tracks to trails. The system includes a mat extending between and on top of a pair of railroad track rails. At least one rail clamp section is disposed on a bottom side of the mat and includes a rail cavity for receiving at least a portion of the rails. At least one clamp arm is included in the rail clamp section for engaging one of the rails. A securing fastener is operatively associated with the at least one clamp arm to...