ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,584, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Entry Media Inc. (Winter Park, Fla.).

"Jump-deterrent apparatus for a turnstile arm" was invented by Martin Hering (Winter Park, Fla.) and Joseph Holzapfel (Ralston, Neb.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example of a jump-deterrent apparatus for a turnstile arm includes a turnstile arm receiving member having a tubular section defining a hollow interior through which a turnstile arm can extend along a common axis with the hollow interior. A jump-deterrent section of the turnstile arm receiving member extends radially outward with respect to the common axis. The jump-deterrent section defines a...