ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,219, issued on April 14.
"Flood protection barrier and a flood protection barrier monitoring and control system" was invented by Patrick McGlade (Ardee, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flood protection barrier for use in an entrance to a property includes a body panel having an edge for engaging a portion of the entrance, an extension panel extending from the body panel and an inflatable seal extending around portions of the body panel and the extension panel that engage the entrance. An inflatable seal for forming a seal between the flood protection barrier and the entrance when the flood protection barriers is in use. An ...