ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,353, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to TASK FORCE TIPS LLC (Valparaiso, Ind.).
"Telescoping waterway with integrated valve" was invented by Robert W. Steingass (Valparaiso, Ind.), Alexander C. Yovanovich (Valparaiso, Ind.), David J. Kolacz (Plymouth, Ind.), Erin L. Roark (Valparaiso, Ind.) and Kent A. Kekeis (St. John, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telescoping waterway component for use in firefighting equipment has a multi-piece outer tube and a telescoping inner tube through which fluid flows. An inlet component is selectively positionable at different inlet heights along the outer tube and can be positioned to provide di...