ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,855, issued on May 26, was assigned to YOUR CRAWL SPACE INC. (Awendaw, S.C.).
"Rodent protection and flood release insert for a structure opening" was invented by Henry Bennie Marshall III (McClellanville, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting bracket surrounding a flexible polymer foam sheet with a protective mesh sheet movably carried on a front side. A mounting flange extending around an exterior perimeter. A front retaining ridge disposed on an interior surface engaging the front side of the flexible polymer foam sheet. An upper retaining flange extending downward from a top portion of the interior surface. A first side r...