ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,886, issued on July 21, was assigned to Kidde-Fenwal LLC (Ashland, Mass.).
"Continuous cable installation of fire detection links" was invented by Thomas Kjellman (Uxbridge, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detection bracket for use in a fire suppression system includes a main body and at least one support plate positioned adjacent to the main body. The at least one support plate has an opening formed therein for receiving an actuation cable wrapped about the main body. The at least one support plate is movable from a first position to a second position relative to the main body in response to a predetermined condition. A tensi...