ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,430, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Suncast Technologies LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Deck storage box" was invented by Yixiang Jiang (Yuyao, China), Richard Gilbert (Castle Rock, Colo.) and Ed Wu (Naperville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deck box includes individual panels and a lid that are able to be assembled to one another without the need for external hardware. A bottom panel is connected to a pair of side panels. The side panels are provided with guides or rails that extend toward the bottom panel. Front and rear panels are provided with guides or rails so that each of the front and rear panel can assemble to ...