ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,383, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wis.).

"Emergency cash system" was invented by John Duncan Wiley (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An emergency cash container is constructed of a frangible glass to protect and allow ready access to contained cash while presenting a physical and psychological barrier to opening the container consistent with preserving the cash for emergency use."

The patent was filed on Nov. 15, 2023, under Application No. 18/509,554.

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