ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,908, issued on June 16, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).

"Portable fluid tank system with angled spill face" was invented by Yin Li (Suzhou, China), Shi Xiang Wei (Suzhou, China), Robert John Cirincione II (Cockeysville, Md.) and Heather M. Lockhart (Buffalo, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable fluid tank system can include a fluid tank with an internal volume for fluid storage and a fluid actuation system for controlled fluid movement and pressurization. An electronics housing within the portable fluid tank system can accommodate a removable energy storage device, providing power to the actuation ...