US Patent Issued to Englert on July 1 for "Downspout with debris trap" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,049, issued on July 1, was assigned to Englert Inc. (East Brunswick, N.J.).

"Downspout with debris trap" was invented by Edward Sutton (East Brunswick, N.J.), Amin Jasani (Fords, N.J.) and Angel G. Martinez Jr. (North Plainfield, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A debris trap for a downspout comprises an angled grate, a baffle, and a cover piece. The downspout has an opening with a vertical extent and a horizontal extent. The angled grate has holes to enable fluid to flow through the angled grate and the angled grate can be secured to the inside of the downspout. The baffle can be secured above the vertical extent of the opening, e...