ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,677, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Dacon Ventures LLC (Orlando, Fla.).

"Horizontal screen deck drain system, screen deck drain, and method of use" was invented by David Jones (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drain device for a screen enclosure having deck sill track portions, where two adjacent deck sill track portions form a pair of deck sill track portions. The device includes a U-shaped body having a first side, a second side, and a top surface extending between the first side and the second side. The body includes a screen attaching side and an opening that forms a drain port under the top surface and between ...