ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,501, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to LeafFilter North LLC (Hudson, Ohio).

"Gutter guard system" was invented by Michael Gori (Norton, Ohio) and Jason A. Crowell (Akron, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are gutter guard systems arranged to efficiently manage the flow of rainwater across the system and prevent the matting of debris onto the system. In one exemplary embodiment, a gutter guard system includes a main body and a screen covering the main body. The main body includes a front receiver, a rear receiver, and a water management section positioned between and connecting the front and rear receivers. The scree...