ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,298, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Concaten Inc. (Golden, Colo.).
"Towable crash-attenuating vehicle" was invented by Kevin K. Groeneweg (Golden, Colo.), Taylor Groeneweg (Golden, Colo.) and Connor Groeneweg (Golden, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A towable crash-attenuating vehicle is shown having a frame; at least two axles coupled to the frame, each of the axles having wheels attached thereto; a ballast coupled to the frame; deflection shields coupled to the right and left sides of the frame, wherein the deflection shields cover the frame and a majority of the wheels on each side of the vehicle; a tow connection coupl...