ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,557, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Argo Corp Inc. (Jackson, Mich.).

"Roadway safety device" was invented by Jayson Kesler (Riverton, Utah) and Stacey Kesler (Riverton, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roadway safety device includes one or more spacers which engage a falling arm attached to a sign so as to lift the sign relative to a structure on which a housing bracket attached to the arm rests. The roadway safety device may include a spacer which dampens the fall of the arm and which holds the arm at an upward angle to make the sign more visible to drivers."

The patent was filed on June 30, 2024, under Application No. 18/75...