ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,345, issued on Sept. 2.
"Closure for nozzles with heat activation and intelligent controller for closures" was invented by Peter Kammer (Feldbrunnen, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Closure for nozzles with heat activation for use in fire-fighting, comprising a nozzle body (1) and an outlet channel (11) which is kept tightly closed by a cover (5). The cover (5) is detachably connected to the nozzle body (1) and detaches in case of fire. At least one of the fastenings between the cover (5) and the nozzle body (1) is a releasable arrangement (6) and at least one other is a connection (7). The heat-sensitive element is integr...