ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,632, issued on March 24, was assigned to Hunt Co. LP (Dallas).

"System and method for adaptive fluid distribution using a hovering device" was invented by Todd W. Benson (Dallas), Lovis Kauf (Eisenberg, Germany), John-Paul Adams (Carrollton, Texas), James A. Hancock (Dallas), John S. Burkhart (Dallas) and James D. Franks (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid distribution system that uses a hovering distribution device and methods for using such a system are provided. In one example, the system may include a reel that provides a hose for the hovering distribution device. The hovering distribution device receives pre...