ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,317, issued on July 28, was assigned to Tyco Fire Products LP (Cranston, R.I.).
"Sprinkler frame support bridge" was invented by Kenneth Wayne Rogers (West Warwick, R.I.), Johan M. Duran (Coventry, R.I.) and Timothy Palaski (Johnston, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sprinkler includes a body, a button, an activation element, and a support bridge. The body defines an outlet. The button seals the outlet. The activation element is coupled with the button. The support bridge is coupled with the activation element, and includes a center, a first arm extending from the center, a second arm extending from the center, opposite the firs...