ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,282, issued on March 24.

"Portable, reusable, high-stability, clog-resistant, universal-application, adjustable-volume non-filtration flow regulation device and system for sedimentation control related applications" was invented by Mark A. Fromm (Defuniak Springs, Fla.) and John M. Woodbury Jr. (Defuniak Springs, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An erosion prevention and sedimentation control flow-regulation device and system is provided for all customary applications addressed by conventional filtration devices such as check-dams (ditch check, channel or culvert), inlets (curb and ground), slope (hillside), perimeter control and...