US Patent Issued to ENGINEERED CORROSION SOLUTIONS on Sept. 29 for "Nozzle plugs for a deluge fire protection system" (Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,423, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to ENGINEERED CORROSION SOLUTIONS LLP (St. Louis).

"Nozzle plugs for a deluge fire protection system" was invented by Jeffrey T. Kochelek (Creve Coeur, Mo.), Adam H. Hilton (Chesterfield, Mo.) and Andrew K. Loeffelman (High Ridge, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nozzle plug for a deluge fire protection system having nozzles connected with a pipe network, the nozzles having a pipe connection with a nozzle chamber and a nozzle orifice allowing for the flow of water toward a deflector for dispersal, includes a plug body configured to fit within the nozzle chamber and/or nozzle orifice and form...