US Patent Issued to Suppression Technologies on April 22 for "Systems and methods for improving fire safety in agricultural machinery" (North Carolina, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,278, issued on April 22, was assigned to Suppression Technologies Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Systems and methods for improving fire safety in agricultural machinery" was invented by Robert A. Duncan (Atlanta), Kevin Scott Smith (Huntersville, N.C.) and Terry A. Spencer (Gastonia, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems for improving fire safety in agricultural machinery are configured for detecting, at least partially controlling, and/or suppressing adverse fire-related conditions. The adverse fire-related conditions can include sparks, embers, and/or flames in the agricultural machinery."

The patent was filed on Nov. 13, 2023, und...