ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,207, issued on May 13, was assigned to BS&B INNOVATIONS Ltd. (Limerick, Ireland).
"Suppression and isolation system" was invented by Hughie Leahy (Limerick, Ireland), Frederick Bergman (Plymouth, Minn.) and Geoffrey Brazier (Woodbury, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to an explosion suppression system and associated methods, which may include a cannon comprising a barrel and a propellant tank, a suppressant cartridge configured to be inserted into the barrel, and a triggering mechanism positioned between the barrel and propellant tank. The suppressant cartridge may be configured to operatively engage with a...