ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,392, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Twin Disc Inc. (Racine, Wis.).
"Water and electrical supply system for firefighting" was invented by Michael B. Gee (Kenosha, Wis.) and Nick D. Derus (Milwaukee).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water and electrical supply system for firefighting may provide both a supply of water and electrical power that are usable by a load device(s), such as an electric pumping system or a battery charging system of a firefighting vehicle such as a fire engine. An electrical connector may be mounted in a connector housing, which may be supported by a hydrant. The electrical connector may be de-energized in a d...