US Patent Issued to The American Drain on June 10 for "Drain assembly for use in an outdoor setting" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,970, issued on June 10, was assigned to The American Drain Co. LLC (Apex, N.C.).

"Drain assembly for use in an outdoor setting" was invented by Kevin Tyler Kondas (Apex, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drain assembly capable of being placed inground includes a first panel and a second panel spaced-apart from the first panel, a plurality of supports extending between the first panel and the second panel, a bottom or pipe extending between a bottom portion of the first panel and the second panel, and a cap extending between a top portion of the first panel and the second panel. The first panel may define a plurality of drainage a...