ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,599, issued on March 31.
"Fire hose couplings and adapters" was invented by Scott Taylor Eliot (Lakeville, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fire hose couplings and adapters are configured to receive, by any of various types of interconnections, a wide range of attachments enhancing the utility of the associated fire hose. The attachments are secured to the coupler or adapter by way of an appropriate locking engagement, such as by a dovetail connector, setscrews, chemical attachment, adhesives and the like. The attachments cover a broad range of handles, reflective and directional devices, analog and digital sensors/monitors/indic...