ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,426, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Systems and methods for a hose reel" was invented by Elias Roger Kennedy (Yukon, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method, an apparatus, and an aircraft may include a hose reel configured to attach to a first end of a hose, wherein the hose may be further configured to wrap around the hose reel, and wherein the hose reel may be configured to spin. A drogue may be configured to attach to a second end of the hose. At least one spring coupled to the hose reel may be configured to provide a constant force, wherein the hose reel spins in a first direction to al...