US Patent Issued to Halenhardy on March 24 for "Drain for collapsible spill containment structure" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,588, issued on March 24, was assigned to Halenhardy LLC (Bellwood, Pa.).

"Drain for collapsible spill containment structure" was invented by Donald L. Beaver Jr. (Bellwood, Pa.) and Troy L Beaver (Bellwood, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secondary containment structure includes: (i) a base; (ii) impermeable, collapsible sidewalls that surround the base to form a containment area; and (iii) a drainage outlet. A bottom boundary of the outlet is positioned at an intersection of the base with a first sidewall. A top boundary of the outlet is formed in the first sidewall. A drainage channel that is formed of a flexible, impermeable...