ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,635, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to D. Wheatley Enterprises Inc. (Belcamp, Md.).
"Hydration system adapted for use in CBRN environments" was invented by Corey Zamenski (Belcamp, Md.), Patrick Hulbert (Dallastown, Pa.) and Jonathan Warner (Belcamp, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydration system maintains a ready supply of hydrating fluid within a sealed system that protects against contamination of the fluid supply and of the user in a CBRN environment. The system includes a fluid container having a removable cap that is equipped with a pressurization system that pressurizes the inside of the fluid container. Pressure insid...