ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,653, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to ELLSI Ltd. (Flixborough, Great Britain).
"Waste outlet" was invented by Paul Delaney (Flixborough, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waste outlet having a top section, with an inlet and an outlet, and a bottom section, with an inlet and an outlet. The top section and the bottom section are both mounted upon a substantially elongate member. A tubular seal element encloses the outlet of the top section and the inlet of the bottom section and one of the top section and the bottom section is connected to the elongate member and the other of the top section and the bottom section is slida...