ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,859, issued on May 27, was assigned to STORM ARMOUR INC. (Miami Beach, Fla.).
"Sliding glass door wedge" was invented by Mark Fisher (Bal Harbour, Fla.), Todd Michael Glaser (Miami Beach, Fla.), Ronald Simkins (Miami), David Kreps (Miami Beach, Fla.) and Werner Blumenthal (Miami).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rain deflector apparatus provides a declined body surface to deflect water away from a sliding glass door (or similar structure) and a one or more compliant portion in order to prevent water and debris from collecting in the track and making its way under the door. In a preferred embodiment, the rain deflector apparatus is sec...