US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Sept. 8 for "Air hose" (American, Danish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,014, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Air hose" was invented by Bo Vork Nielsen (Faborg, Denmark) and Joshua Spalding (Bradenton, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air hose includes a first component, a second, elastic component and one or more fastening positions and/or a continuous fastener. The first component has a first end and a second end, wherein the first and second ends of the first component define a first component length therebetween. The second component has a first end and a second end, wherein the first and second ends of the second component define a second component...