US Patent Issued to CAMCO Manufacturing on March 18 for "Drain adapter" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,193, issued on March 18, was assigned to CAMCO Manufacturing LLC (Greensboro, N.C.).

"Drain adapter" was invented by Brandon Blakely (Burlington, N.C.) and Niko Jovicevic (Statesville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adapter for facilitating an easy and secure connection between a sewage drainpipe and a sewage disposal inlet. The adapter includes a tubular member, at least one connection lug, a ring, and at least one flange. The tubular member forms a channel defining an inlet and an outlet, the outlet insertable into the sewage disposal site inlet. At least one flange extends from an outer surface of the tubular member to in...