US Patent Issued to McCue on March 31 for "Guard rail system" (Massachusetts, Montana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,427, issued on March 31, was assigned to McCue Corp. (Danvers, Mass.).

"Guard rail system" was invented by Thomas Ustach (Boston), David DiAntonio (Andover, Mass.) and Amanda Gene Meltzer (Columbia Falls, Mont.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective barrier includes a rigid upright member including a post, a fitting having a housing with a first outer surface and a first inner surface. The housing includes a first hole extending from the first outer surface to the first inner surface; a first end, a second end and an inner chamber defined by the inner surface of the housing and extending from the first end to the second end; th...