ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,288, issued on July 7, was assigned to PERMATRAK NORTH AMERICA LLC (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Boardwalk system" was invented by Jason Vincent Philbin (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boardwalk system including a plurality of treads, each tread including a plurality of grooves extending entirely or substantially entirely thereacross in a transverse direction, wherein each tread is made of concrete. The system further includes a plurality of bases, each base being supported on a ground surface and positioned below each tread at or adjacent to a corner of the associated tread."
The patent was filed on Feb. 4, 2022, under Appli...