ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,631, issued on April 7, was assigned to Rite-Hite Holding Corp. (Milwaukee).

"Barrier systems with impact resistant rails supported from floor mounted post bases" was invented by Aaron Wiegel (Milwaukee), Jason Dondlinger (Bellevue, Iowa), Nick Casey (Cascade, Iowa), Butch Korman (Dubuque, Iowa) and Tony Duesing (Bellevue, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for barrier systems with impact resistant rails supported from floor mounted post bases are disclosed. An apparatus includes an outer body of a post to extend upward from a ground, the post to be anchored to the ground; a r...