US Patent Issued to Spectra Metal Sales on June 23 for "Downspout diverter and extension" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,820, issued on June 23, was assigned to Spectra Metal Sales Inc. (Atlanta).

"Downspout diverter and extension" was invented by Jeffrey Eugene Smith (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device is provided for use with a rain downspout to output water. The device may include an input port configured to receive the water. The device also may include a first output port and a second output port. The first output port may be configured to output a first portion of the received water in a first direction, and the second output port may be configured to output a second portion of the received water in a second direction."

The patent w...