ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,479, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Tyco Fire Products LP (Cranston, R.I.).
"Fire protection sprinkler assembly" was invented by Manuel R. Silva Jr. (Cranston, R.I.) and Samuel George Warren Kent (Providence, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least one aspect is directed to a fire protection sprinkler system to provide fire protection for an outdoor area. The fire protection system can include a dry pendent sprinkler assembly. The dry pendent sprinkler assembly can include a body portion, a sprinkler head portion, or a deflector portion. The body portion can secure the dry pendent sprinkler assembly with a feed line. The fee...