ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,805, issued on May 20, was assigned to Craig Rice (Bristol, Ind.).
"Fluid drain pan with stowable pouring stand" was invented by Craig Rice (Bristol, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drain pan has a reservoir portion with a funnel plate for collecting drained fluids. The funnel plate has sloped surfaces to direct fluids towards a drain screen, with one of those surfaces spaced from the reservoir to form a spout for pouring out the collected fluids. A deployable leg is attached to the reservoir adjacent the spout for elevating the reservoir while pouring out the collected fluids. The leg has a foot portion for resting on the grou...