ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,913, issued on March 11, was assigned to RAIN HARVESTING PTY LTD (Milton, Australia).
"Fitting for a water tank" was invented by Shaun Crossman (Milton, Australia) and Anton Lee See (Albion, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fitting, and method for mounting the fitting, to a water tank including a wall defining an inlet opening. The fitting comprising a solar shield for mounting to an edge of the wall, the edge defining the inlet opening. The solar shield including a base defining a lower region; at least a first arm extending upwardly from the base, the first arm having a portion that overlies an external surface of the ta...