US Patent Issued to Luloh on Sept. 22 for "Hose weight" (Maine, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,511, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Luloh LLC (Harrisburg, Pa.).

"Hose weight" was invented by Lydia Longstreth (Philadelphia) and Justin Aiello (Kennebun, Maine).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hose weight has a tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis. The body has a first side, a second side, and a gap extending between the first and second sides. A closure member is configured to engage the first side and the second side across the gap, the closure member rotatable about the longitudinal axis between an open position wherein the gap is exposed and a closed position wherein the gap is covered."

The patent was filed ...