ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,329, issued on Oct. 14.
"Reflective marker for indicating location of a nearby fire hydrant" was invented by Brian Jeffrey Pericone (Eatontown, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a first aspect of the subject invention, a reflective marker is provided for mounting to a utility pole or tree to indicate a location of a nearby fire hydrant, the marker including: a band having opposing inner and outer surfaces, the outer surface being light reflective with an icon provided thereon, wherein, the band is mountable to the utility pole or tree with the icon generally facing in the direction of the nearby fire hydrant."
The patent was fi...