ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,794, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Tyco Fire Products LP (Cranston, R.I.).

"Adjustable fog jet nozzle" was invented by Adam M. Staszak (Marinette, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nozzle includes an inlet end having one or more inlet apertures and an outlet end having one or more outlet apertures. The nozzle includes a body member that extends between the inlet end and the outlet end. In some embodiments, the nozzle includes a central member that extends centrally through the body member. The nozzle includes an end member fixedly coupled with the central member at the outlet end. The nozzle includes a slidable member transl...