ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,001, issued on July 21, was assigned to Zurn Water LLC (Milwaukee).
"Trap seal protection device" was invented by Michael T. Benesh (Erie, Pa.), Christopher J. Say (Erie, Pa.), Glen W. Trickle (Elm Grove, Wis.), Zach Cronin (Erie, Pa.), Seth R. Wenzel (Mckean, Pa.) and Balaji Chandran (Erie, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trap seal protection device may provide an evaporation barrier for a drain and reduce odors and gases emitting from the drain. The trap seal protection device includes a housing including a flange engaging a radial surface of a drain assembly to support the housing relative to the drain assembly, a gasket coup...