US Patent Issued to HME on March 11 for "Firefighting apparatus with fire retardant application system and related method of use" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,200, issued on March 11, was assigned to HME Inc. (Wyoming, Mich.).

"Firefighting apparatus with fire retardant application system and related method of use" was invented by David J. Rider (Plain City, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firefighting apparatus can include a system that applies a fire retardant material to provide a temporary fireproof and/or fire retardant coating to vegetation, structures and/or flammable materials. The apparatus can include a high capacity tank with an integral, internal agitator to mix liquid therein with a fire retardant polymer, such as a superabsorbent polymer, to produce a fire retardant co...