| CPC E04D 13/076 (2013.01) | 22 Claims |

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1. A gutter guard for filtering water that enters a rain gutter on a building, the gutter guard comprising:
a barrier member configured to be positioned above a lowest portion of the rain gutter and having a plurality of openings that are penetrable by water, the barrier member having first members that extend along a first direction;
second members that extend along a second direction that is non-parallel to the first direction; and
a protrusion extending from the barrier member,
wherein the protrusion has, when viewed in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the barrier member,
a first extension that comprises a first end, and
a second extension that comprises a second end,
wherein the first extension extends in a third direction, and the second extension extends in a fourth direction, and
wherein the third direction is parallel to the first direction.
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