ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,751, issued on July 15, was assigned to ETN Capital LLC (Sanford, N.C.).
"Hose support assembly" was invented by Bruce Seymour Ferris (Richmond, Va.) and Kristin Schmidt (Charlottesville, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hose support assembly for supporting a hose. The hose support assembly includes a series of panels that are connected together by links. The assembly is adjustable between an extended orientation to support the hose, and a folded orientation for storage when not in use. The panels are configured such that the assembly supports the hose at a decreasing height above the ground to facilitate drainage of fluids in th...