US Patent Issued to Ohio University on March 24 for "Stress-reducing profile for modular storm drainage management systems" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,303, issued on March 24, was assigned to Ohio University (Athens, Ohio).

"Stress-reducing profile for modular storm drainage management systems" was invented by Shad M. Sargand (Delaware, Ohio) and Issam Khoury (Athens, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drainage management apparatus for collecting and storing stormwater for controlled discharge is provided. The drainage management apparatus includes an upper and a lower slab. The upper slab is spaced a distance from the lower slab. The drainage management apparatus also includes at least one vertical assembly. The at least one vertical assembly includes a column located between ...