ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,453, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Tyco Fire Products LP (Cranston, R.I.).
"Controlled system and methods of storage structure fire protection" was invented by Sean E. Cutting (West Warwick, R.I.), Ian M. Jutras (Sharon, Mass.), Scott T. Macomber (Johnston, R.I.), Cassandra Lyn DeNunzio (Cranston, R.I.) and Manuel R. Silva Jr. (Cranston, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of ceiling-only fire protection of a storage structure are disclosed herein. The system comprising a plurality of fluid distribution devices disposed in a grid pattern beneath a ceiling and above the storage structure. The plurality of flui...