ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,885, issued on March 3, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).

"Portable fluid tank system with multi-state control interface and remote operation" was invented by Heather M. Lockhart (Buffalo, N.Y.), Yin Li (Suzhou, China), Shi Xiang Wei (Suzhou, China) and Robert John Cirincione II (Cockeysville, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable fluid tank system can include wireless control capabilities. The 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 port...