ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,111, issued on April 29.
"Vent termination" was invented by Richard A. Schofel (West Long Branch, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vent terminations and building structures having vent terminations are described herein. The vent terminations efficiently vent air laterally away from the building structures in which the vents are mounted. The vent terminations may be configured as through soffit vents and through fascia vents. In one example, a vent termination is configured as soffit vent includes a plenum box, a collar, and a nose section. The plenum box has a plenum partially defined between top and bottom surfaces. The collar ext...