ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,507, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US LLC (Wilmington, Del.) and DUPONT SAFETY & CONSTRUCTION INC. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Water drainage duct for dual gasket assembly" was invented by Timothy D. Wilson (Wilmigton, Del.), James Dean Katsaros (Wilmington, Del.), Andrea Wagner Watts (Midland, Mich.) and Jeffrey Hutchins (Buffalo, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water drainage duct for draining water from a dual gasket assembly, wherein the dual gasket assembly is suitable for sealing an abutment joint between two wall panels, the dual gasket assembly comprising a support coupling, a compressible...