ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,431, issued on May 6, was assigned to Multipurpose Webbing Inc. (Babylon, N.Y.).
"Firefighter's utility device" was invented by Gregory Chero (Babylon, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility device tailored for firefighting, rescue, and life safety applications. The utility device has a tether section, a handle, and a fastener. The handle is connected to a proximal end of the tether section and the fastener is connected to a distal end of the tether section. Ideally, the tether section is formed of webbing and the handle is defined by a loop formed in the proximal end of the tether section. The fastener preferably comprises a ...