US Patent Issued to Kidde-Fenwal on May 12 for "Torsion release mechanical control node for cable operated fire suppression systems" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,102, issued on May 12, was assigned to Kidde-Fenwal LLC (Ashland, Mass.).

"Torsion release mechanical control node for cable operated fire suppression systems" was invented by Thomas Kjellman (Uxbridge, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An activation system includes a housing and a pulley mounted to the housing. The pulley is rotatable about an axis. An activation member is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the pulley to selectively couple to the pulley. When the activation member and the pulley are coupled, rotation of the pulley about the axis is restricted. A first tension member is operably coup...