US Patent Issued to P.V. Flood Control on July 15 for "Tube for preventing water from entering a basin" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,455, issued on July 15, was assigned to P.V. Flood Control Corp. (Calgary, Canada).

"Tube for preventing water from entering a basin" was invented by Paul Vickers (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flexible and waterproof containment tube sits within a basin and prevents objects from entering the basin. When placed inside the basin, the containment tube is filled with a filling fluid. The dimensions of the containment tube are similar to that of the basin such that the containment tube fits within and fills substantially all of the basin. The outward hoop stress of the side portion against the walls of the basin evenly...