US Patent Issued to Apex Building Solutions on Sept. 8 for "Emergency exit sign cover" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,512, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Apex Building Solutions (New York).

"Emergency exit sign cover" was invented by Gorian Papa (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hardened cover that is at least partially transparent to enable viewing of an emergency exit sign may be disposed over the emergency exit sign to prevent access thereto. The cover may be formed of one and more components that surround or at least partially cover the emergency exit sign. The cover may be sufficiently thick and be formed of an anti-shatter material so to prevent breakage thereof, even in the event of being struck by strong objects, such as pipes, ...