ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,436, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Flashpoint Fire Equipment Inc. (Sherwood Park, Canada).
"Methods of suppressing fire" was invented by Michael Todd Nixon (Sherwood Park, Canada) and Ryan O'Donnell (Troy, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fire spikes and fire spike tips adapted to penetrate a surface and distribute a fire suppressant, such as, water, on the opposite side of the surface are provided. The fire spike tips include a cylindrical body having a first end adapted to be received by a conduit and a second end having a pointed projection adapted to penetrate the surface; an internal cavity in the cylindrical body having a...