ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,744, issued on March 17, was assigned to Corporate Growth LLC (Benicia, Calif.).
"Device for thwarting vehicular stunts" was invented by Erik M. Upson (Benicia, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a selective tire-impairment device attachable to a roadway surface. The device can include a lateral surface having a piercing element. The piercing element can be oriented downward to selectively impair a sidewall of a tire traveling laterally without affecting a tire traveling in a typical forward direction. The piercing element can severely damage a tire of a vehicle performing a stunt, commonly referred to a...