US Patent 9650788 Gutter system and gutter cover

A gutter system in which a gutter cover in an installed position covers a gutter supported by a gutter hanger. The gutter cover has a front cover portion comprising a surface tension curve curving downward and rearward from a central cover portion for directing water in a downward and rearward direction, and a drain trough extending lengthwise of the gutter cover below the surface tension curve for collecting water directed by the surface tension curve. The gutter cover has a rear cover portion which contacts the gutter hanger.