ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,210, issued on May 13, was assigned to American Fire Equipment Inc. (Bronson, Iowa).
"Extension assembly for a fire suppression spray nozzle" was invented by Craig D. Hillinger (Bronson, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extension assembly for a fire suppression spray nozzle is provided. A tube having a first end and a second end is welded to a female hose coupler at the tube's first end. A male hose coupler is welded to the second end of the tube. A support sleeve connected to the female hose coupler inserts into a fire suppression spray nozzle or another instance of the extension assembly to provide for easy alignment of the t...