ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,143, issued on May 6, was assigned to AEROJET ROCKETDYNE INC. (Melbourne, Fla.).
"Dynamic quick connector coupling" was invented by Peter Kinsman (Calabasas, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coupling includes first and second housings, a valve element, and a guide link. The first housing is rotatable relative to the second housing. The first housing has helical cam slots and the second housing has linear cam tracks. The guide link is in the first housing and is fixed with the valve element. The guide link carries cam rollers. The cam rollers ride in the helical slots and the linear cam tracks. Rotation of the first housing cau...