ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,349, issued on March 31.
"Protective safety glove" was invented by George E. Lyras (Lowellville, Ohio), John N. Grillis (Lowellville, Ohio) and Philip T. Dawson (McKeesport, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety apparatus to facilitate safe operation of an industrial machine. The safety apparatus includes a glove body, a coupling element, and a latch assembly. The glove body includes a hand portion and a contiguous wrist portion configured to entirely cover a hand, thumb, fingers, and wrist of a user. The coupling element is mechanically fixed to a dorsal side of the wrist portion near the bottom edge and includes a loop membe...