ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,022, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to DUPONT SAFETY & CONSTRUCTION INC. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Coverall having multiple safety ring sleeves with elasticized cuffs" was invented by Colin McLachlan (Sumter, S.C.), Judith Lee Denny-Lybbert (West Columbia, S.C.) and Arthur Harrison Monk (Columbia, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Protective coverall suitable for use over a body harness, the body harness having a plurality of safety rings, the body harness being worn by a person to support that person with safety lines or ropes attached to that body harness during an activity or if the person should fall, the protective coverall having...