ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,983, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Tyco Fire Products LP (Cranston, R.I.).
"Removable sprinkler protection device" was invented by Richard David Friend (Levittown, Pa.), Bharani Kannan (Chennai, India) and Anthony Baker (Hubertus, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least one aspect is directed to a removable sprinkler protection device. The removable sprinkler protection device can include a foldable unitary member. The foldable unitary member can include a first portion having a first extension, a second extension, a third extension, or a fourth extension. The foldable unitary member can include a second portion having a fi...