ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,635, issued on Oct. 27.

"Dynamic pedestrian access terminal" was invented by Mark Christopher Ayton (Welland, Canada), Benjamin Fraser Powell (King City, Canada) and Dean Clinton Alberson (Ingram, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dynamic pedestrian access terminal is disclosed having a pair of spaced apart terminal blocks for pedestrian passage along a roadway. The bottom portions of the terminal blocks are set beneath the surface. Foundation posts are vertically positioned below the surface and extend upward into each terminal block. A tensioning member extends between the foundation posts and beneath the terminal blocks to in...