ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,886, issued on Dec. 30.
"Water drainage system" was invented by Ben Swain (Suwanee, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water drainage system may include a base clip and cover clip that may be engaged to one or more rails so that one or more portions of a waterproof membrane may be tensioned or compressed between the clips and rails. A base clip may include a base ridge that may be received in a base channel of a cover clip, preferably with a portion of the waterproof membrane disposed and coupled between the cover clip and the base clip. The cover clip may be coupled to the rail by inserting a second cover ridge of the cover clip i...