US Patent Issued to Flood Risk America on Sept. 16 for "Flood panel barrier system for a throughway of a structure" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,200, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Flood Risk America Inc. (Lake Worth, Fla.).

"Flood panel barrier system for a throughway of a structure" was invented by Walker Shipley (Lake Worth, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flood panel barrier system is configured to block flood water from intruding into a structure at a throughway that leads into the structure. The flood panel barrier system takes advantage of the walls of the structure being water impermeable, such that water cannot pass into the structure through the walls. A flood panel extends across the through way and is fastened to the opposing walls. Vertical angled bra...