ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,147, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. (Hilliard, Ohio).
"Universal base plate with tabs" was invented by Jeremy Cadeau (Cumming, Ga.) and Courtney Ashliman (Gainesville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fluid runoff systems, methods, and apparatus for processing fluid runoff are provided. In one implementation, a base plate for receiving an inlet casting at a drain basin may be provided. The base plate may include a flat surface with an aperture and an outside edge surrounding the flat surface; a raised lip may surround the outside edge and a flange may extend in a horizontal direction away from t...