ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,288, issued on April 14, was assigned to MBull Holdings LLC (North Miami Beach, Fla.).

"Securing cargo for rail transport using polymer foam material" was invented by Matthew Bullock (McLean, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo restraint panel may include a foam component. That foam component may have at least one polymer foam sheet. A front facing material may be bonded to and substantially cover a front face of the foam component. A rear facing material may be bonded to and substantially cover a rear face of the foam component. The cargo restraint panel may include one or more edge guards. Cargo may be secured in a railcar ...