ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,859, issued on Aug. 18.
"Sealed hatch assembly for underground enclosure" was invented by Daniel Rodriguez (Miami), Jamie Gomez (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) and Jorge Landrian (Miami Lakes, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a hatch assembly with a gasket that seals when the hatch is closed. The sealed hatch assembly is fluid tight and prevents water, dust, or other contaminates from entering the enclosure protected by the hatch. In a preferred embodiment, the gasket is formed about a peripheral edge of the hatch door. This gasket is adapted to seat upon an L-shaped bracket formed about the periphery of the hatch frame. A cen...