US Patent Issued on Sept. 1 for "Fuel spill prevention device" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,476, issued on Sept. 1.

"Fuel spill prevention device" was invented by Steven Silverstein (Huntington, N.Y.) and Howard Silverstein (Great Neck, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel spill prevention device is disclosed that comprises a body section defined by a first end and a second end. The body section is hollow throughout and has a first opening disposed at the first end and a second opening disposed at the second end. Both the first and second openings are in communication with an interior of the body section. The body section is further comprised of at least a first subsection and a second subsection, wherein the first su...