ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,551, issued on May 12.

"Edge flashing apparatus, and a method of using same" was invented by Amir Rudyan (Agoura Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates generally to an edge flashing apparatus, and a method of using same. The invention encompasses an edge flashing that is installed at an edge of a structure, such as, for example, a wooden deck, a roof, a building, etc. The edge flashing has a first or upper edge that is secured to the structure, while the second or lower edge is over and below the edge of the structure. For some applications, the second edge could also have a drip edge to allow the w...