US Patent Issued to Tyco Fire Products on June 16 for "Systems and methods of polymeric sprinklers" (Rhode Island, Connecticut, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,050, issued on June 16, was assigned to Tyco Fire Products LP (Cranston, R.I.).

"Systems and methods of polymeric sprinklers" was invented by William K. Rucker (Cranston, R.I.), Steven L. Shields (Lubbock, Texas), Lyle J. Miller (Milford, Conn.) and Daniel Cross (South Kingston, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sprinkler includes a body including an internal passageway extending from an inlet to an orifice. The body can be made of a composite material, such as a polymeric material. The sprinkler can include a first frame arm extending from the body, a second frame arm extending from the body, and a connector member connecting th...