ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,858, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Green Eagle USA LLC (Georgetown, S.C.).

"Composite board system with artificial turf and drainage features" was invented by Guerry E Green (Georgetown, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deck board system for integrating artificial turf and drainage features includes a plurality of deck board panels, each with an extruded or pultruded panel body featuring an internal screw boss, an internal reinforcement strip, an overhang, a ledge, drainage openings on the topside, and underside openings. The system further comprises a finishing feature and an artificial turf layer. The overhang engages wit...