US Patent Issued to Regalo International on Aug. 11 for "Soft barrier" (Minnesota, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,020, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Regalo International LLC (Longboat Key, Fla.).

"Soft barrier" was invented by Mark A. Flannery (Longboat Key, Fla.) and Michael P. Lane (Chaska, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present soft barrier includes sheeting and a frame. The frame includes longitudinal and lateral support members. The sheeting is in a relaxed state when the lateral support members are in a retracted state. The sheeting is in a taut state when the lateral support members are in an extended fixed state. The sheeting may be in either the relaxed state or taut state when the longitudinal support members are in a re...