ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,071, issued on May 13, was assigned to Droplet IP Holdings LLC (Sanford, Fla.).
"Hose reel accumulator drum" was invented by AC Lockyer (Winter Springs, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hose and reel system that includes a reel assembly that is rotatably mounted within a housing. The reel assembly includes an accumulator drum having an inner chamber and the drum is coupled at opposite ends to disc elements. The housing can include a hose guide element for guiding a hose that is spooled about the outer surface of the drum and, if desired, a pair of mandible elements."
The patent was filed on Nov. 1, 2022, under Application No. 1...