ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,327, issued on Jan. 13.

"Elbow connection for a water drainage system" was invented by Robert Sherwood (Almont, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elbow connection includes a first conduit, a second conduit, and a bend. The first conduit defines a first open end. The first open end is configured to connect to a first external component and establish fluid communication between the first conduit and the first external component. The second conduit defines a second open end. The second open end is configured to connect to a second external component and establish fluid communication between the second conduit and the second extern...